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The Birthplace of Liberty 
Rich in Historic Interest 
Foremost as a Manufacturing Center 
Noted for Educational Facilities 
The City of Homes 

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WILLIAM W. MATOS 




I OFFICIAL SOUVENIR 

i Thirty-first Annual Convention 

I National Association of 

I Master Plumbers of the United States 

I Philadelphia, June 17, 18, 19, 1913 

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Philadelphia extends a hearty w^elcome to the 
delegates and ladies attending the Thirty-first 
Annual Convention of the National Associa- 
tion of Master Plumbers of the United States 



IHILADELPHIA. the City of Brotherly Love, extends 
a hearty welcome to the delegates and the ladies who 
come from all parts of the country to attend the 
Thirty-first Annual Convention of the National Associa- 
tion of Master Plumbers of the United States. 
The members of the Philadelphia Master Plumbers' Associa- 
tion, to whom was delegated the pleasant task of arranging for the 
Convention, appreciate in the highest degree the honor conferred 
upon them, and earnestly express the desire and hope that the 
Convention will be a most successful and profitable one to all con- 
cerned. 

In preparing this book for you, we want it to convey our 
message of hospitality. May it guide your steps to the hallowed 
places of history, and in after years when you turn its pages, 
may it bring back to your mind pleasant recollections of the 
Convention and of the friends you have met in the City of 
Brotherlv Love 



TABLE OF CONTENTS 

PAGE 

PHILADELPHIA'S WELCOME TO THE DELEGATES 5 

HISTORY OF PHILADELPHIA 

Early settlements before Penn — Founded by Penn, 1683 — The 
Benjamin Franklin Period — Philadelphia's Tea Party — The 
Revolutionary Period — The Story of the Declaration of 
Independence — The Liberty Bell — History of the State 
House — Birth of the Nation — Wherein Philadelphia was 
First — Consolidation of the City — The "City of Homes" — 
An Educational Center — The "City of Churches" — Govern- 
ment of Philadelphia — Police and Fire Departments — The 
City Hall — Free Library System — Philadelphia Filtration 
System — Philadelphia's Transit Facilities 9 

PHILADELPHIA, WORLD'S GREATEST WORKSHOP 

Brief review of the many industries in which Philadelphia ranks 

first, second or third 35 

FAIRMOUNT PARK 

The largest playground owned by any city in the world, con- 
taining 3448 acres — Washington Monument — East Park — 
West Park and the Wissahickon 39 

CHRONOLOGICAL HISTORY OF PHILADELPHIA 

Dating from 1609 and reviewing important events up to the 

Twentieth Century 54 

POINTS OF INTEREST IN PHILADELPHIA 

Giving locations and how to reach them 69 

A GLIMPSE INTO THE PAST 74 

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MASTER PLUMBERS OF 
THE UNITED STATES 
Purposes for which organized — Officers and Directors — Pre- 
vious Conventions '7^ 

PROGRAMME OF THIRTY-FIRST ANNUAL CONVENTION 84 

THE PHILADELPHIA MASTER PLUMBERS' ASSOCIA- 

. TION 

Purposes for which organized — Officers and Directors — What it 

has accomplished — The Labor Bureau — Credit Information 

Bureau — Beneficial Fund — Committees in Charge of the 

Thirty-first Annual Convention 86 

THE PHILADELPHIA PUBLIC TRADES SCHOOL 

First public trades school established in America — Courses of 

study 100 



LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS 

PAGE 

Portrait — Hon. Rudolph Blankenburg Frontispiece 

Seal of the City of Philadelphia Title Page 

Portrait and Signature of William Penn 8 

Penn's Treaty with the Indians ' 10 

Early View of Philadelphia ii 

William Penn's House 12 

Portrait — Benjamin Franklin 14 

Independence Hall 16 

Signing of the Declaration of Independence 17 

First Philadelphia Water Works 21 

Philadelphia Institutions of Learning 24 

Philadelphia Churches 26 

Philadelphia Police and Fire Stations 28 

Philadelphia Library Buildings 3° 

Philadelphia Subway and Elevated Road 32 

Tower of City Hall 33 

Market Street, west from Eleventh Street 34 

"Old Ironsides" 36 

Scenes in Fairmount Park ■ 40 

Statuarj^ in Fairmount Park and in the City 42 

Philadelphia Temples of Art, Science and Trade 44 

Philadelphia Filtration Plant, Torresdale 46 

Views of Sand Filters 48 

Philadelphia Hotels 50 

Philadelphia Hospitals 5- 

"Rapid Transit" in Ye Olden Times 75 

Portrait — Frank J. Fee 76 

Portraits — National Officers 78 

Portraits — National Directors 80, 82 

Portrait — Edward F. Roberts 85 

Portrait — George F. Uber 87 

Portraits — Philadelphia Officers and Committeemen 89, 91 

Portraits — Ladies' Reception Committee 93, 95> 97 

Group — Graduating Class. Philadelphia Public Trades School 102 




Penn in the Suit of Armor 




Philadelphia, Founded by William Penn in 
1683, the Birthplace of Liberty, the typical 
American City, and known throughout the 
world as the City of Brotherly Love 



ILLIAM PENN, the Founder of Philadelphia, the City 
of Brotherly Love and the third largest city in the 
United States, so far as population is concerned, un- 
doubtedly named his city after the ancient city of 
Philadelphia, in Asia Minor. 
Penn, as a young man in England, was deeply religious. Not- 
withstanding the objections of his father. Admiral Sir William 
Penn, the Founder continued to devote much of his time to religious 
matters and especially to the doctrine of the Society of Friends. 
Frequently his religious fervor got him into trouble and once he 
was imprisoned for six months in London for preaching the doc- 
trine of the Society. 

Being a strong believer in religious freedom, it is no wonder 
that the Founder, when he laid out his city for his followers in 
the year 1683, should have selected its name from the Bible. 
Philadelphia, the ancient city in Asia Minor, is named twice in 
the New Testament (Revelation i. 11 ; iii. 7) and Penn knew that 
the word Philadelphia meant Brotherly Love. 

What more appropriate name could have been selected for a 
city where the predominant thought was to be religious freedom 
for all its inhabitants? 

In the selection of a motto for the city seal, the municipal 
authorities in later years closely followed Penn's thoughts and took 
from the Bible, Hebrews xiii, i, the verse "Philadelphia Maneto," 
meaning "Let Brotherly Love Continue." 

As laid out by William Penn, in 1683. the city comprised only 
that part now bounded by Vine Street on the north and South 
Street on the south, with the Delaware and Schuylkill Rivers as 
the east and west boundaries. From a small beginning and with a 
mere "handful" of inhabitants, Philadelphia has grown and pros- 
pered until today it covers an area of one hundred and twenty-nine 

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and a half square miles, with a population of 1,650,000 — the third 
largest city so far as population is concerned — and without question 
the greatest manufacturing center in the United States. 

In keeping with Penn's thoughts that the city should be a haven 
of freedom for the people of all nationalities and of all creeds, 
where all were to be welcomed and make their homes, so is the 
great city today a "city of brotherly love" and a "city of homes." 
In possibly no other American city will the home life be found so 




Penn's Treaty with the Indians 

Original of this painting is in Independence Hall 
Painted by Benjamin West, the first American painter 

ideal as in Philadelphia. It is truly a City of Homes, — more than 
340,000 all told— and the most of them owned by their occupants. 
Penn was not the first to land on the site of his contemplated 
city. At the time of his first coming, he was greeted by a few 
people who had preceded him and by a number of Indians. In 
Independence Hall, Sixth and Chestnut Streets, the Mecca for 
pilgrims from all parts of the United States, is a large oil painting 
depicting Penn making a treaty with the Indians. This painting 
is by Benjamin West, the first American painter. The scene of 

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Penn's Treaty was Shackamaxon, on the Delaware, in the north- 
eastern section of the city, now marked by a small park containing 
the Penn Treaty Monument. There is no record of any written 
treaty having been made with the Indians at that time, or in fact 
at any time since — until February, 191 3. Then, two hundred and 
thirty years after Penn's arrival, there was a treaty signed by the 
Indians and President William H. Taft, upon the occasion of 
"breaking ground" for the erection of the Indian memorial, at 
the Narrows, near the entrance to the Bay of New York. It is 
quite a coincidence that Penn, the Founder of Philadelphia, should 
be depicted making a treaty of peace with the original inhabitants — 
the Indians — and that another Philadelphian, Mr. Rodman Wana- 




Windmill Island on the left 



View of Philadelphia 



From an old print 
Christ Ghurch in the center 



maker, should have been the originator of the thought and donor 
to the country of the great memorial to be erected to the memory 
of the original inhabitants of the Western Hemisphere. 

No review of the history of Philadelphia would be complete 
without reference being made to the fact that attempts had been 
made to colonize within the present borders of Pennsylvania as 
early as 1623. Captain Kornelius Jacobus Mey, a Dutchman, sailed 
up the Delaware Bay and river in 1623, possibly as far as the site 
of Penn's city. Cape May is named after him. The Swedes had 
their early settlements along the river as early as 1638. One of 
the early forts of the Swedes was located in the neighborhood where 
today stands Gloria Dei (Old Swedes) Church. 

Penn's City — Philadelphia — officially dates from the year 1683. 
With him there came from England craftsmen of every sort, who 
at once started work in making homes for themselves and begin- 

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ning the occupations which were to sustain them and their city. 
The Founder gave much thought to the laying out of Philadelphia 
and it was he who laid out the central square, where now stands 
the City Hall. His plans also provided that this central square 
should be the site for buildings for public affairs. The straight 
streets, crossing each other at regular distances, which plan has 
since been carried out in the growth of the city, were also Penn's 
idea. He laid out the present Market Street and the present 




William Penn's House i^r^)'" a" o'd print 

This house was originally erected in Letitia Street and was the first brick structure in 
Philadelphia, the bricks having been brought from England. Some years ago it 
was carefully removed to West Fairmount Park, where it is open to visitors. 



Broad Street as his two principal thoroughfares, and all the exist- 
ing streets in the territory originally laid out by Penn for his city, 
are practically the same today as in his original plans. 

The first one hundred years' development of Philadelphia wit- 
nessed a really wonderful growth, but it is not at all surprising when 
one realizes that the followers of Penn included mechanics and 
workers of all kinds. Within four years from the start, the city 
boasted of the first printing press in the New World, and also cotton, 

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paper and woolen mills ; brickyards, shipyards and factories of 
all kinds. Fiftv years after Penn's arrival the population was about 
12,000 and the number of houses erected about 3000. 

The progressive spirit of the early inhabitants was again shown 
when they developed the first line of transportation facilities in 
the country. In 1732, transportation was opened to New York, 
three days being necessary for the journey. In 1773, the first 
stage coaches were introduced, making the trip from Philadelphia 
to New York in two days, and it is very interesting to note that the 
fare in those early days was exactly what it costs now for a round 
trip — four dollars. 

Although not generally known, to Philadelphia belongs the 
honor and credit of introducing the first steamboat. In 1788 John 
Fitch, then living in Philadelphia, conceived the idea of propelling 
a boat by steam. He constructed a boat equipped with paddles 
and launched it on the Delaware. This primitive boat, the fore- 
runner of the mightly ocean greyhound of the Twentieth Century, 
made several trips up the Delaware as far as Burlington and 
Trenton. In addition to having presented the first steamboat, the 
citv was the pioneer in building ships and has always maintained 
the reputation of being the largest shipbuilding city in the United 
States. 

Linked with the earliest history of the city is its unsurpassed 
reputation as an educational center. In the same year that Penn 
arrived the first English school was founded. In 1689 the Friends' 
Public School, now known as the William Penn Charter School was 
established. In 1740 Benjamin Franklin laid the foundation of 
what is now the University of Pennsylvania. 

To Franklin, the founder of the University of Pennsylvania, 
Philadelphia owes much for the rapid strides made prior to the 
Revolutionary period. Born in Boston, January 17, 1706, he came 
to Philadelphia in 1723. He secured employment in a printing 
office, and in a comparatively short time he owned his own plant 
and became publisher of the Pennsylvania Gazette. This was in 
1729. In 1736 he entered public life and two years later became a 
member of the General Assembly. In 1737, he was appointed 
Deputy Postmaster of Philadelphia. He also organized the first 
police force, the first fire company, a militia force, and in many 
ways led in various movements for the improvement of the city 
and the comfort of its inhabitants. He soon became the foremost 
man in the Province of Pennsylvania and was among the first to 
foresee the trouble which led to the Revolution. Franklin did much 

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to avoid the war, and, when he saw that it was inevitable, was largely 
instrumental in having- the Continental Congress issue the Declara- 
tion of Independence, of which he was a signer. It was in Phila- 
delphia — even at the time that Franklin was active in public affairs — 




Benjamin Franklin From the original by Martin 

that he found time to carry on scientific investigations. As a result 
of his experimental work in scientific affairs, he was the first to 
demonstrate to the world that lightning and electricity were the 
same. Franklin died here — April 17, 1790 — and his grave at Fifth 
and Arch Streets is visited by thousands annually. 

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Very few Philadelphians know that Philadelphia had a "tea 
party" before the much-heralded Boston "tea pafty." The fact 
is that on October i6, 1773, twenty days prior to the famous Boston 
"Tea Party" of November 5, 1775, Philadelphia witnessed an enthu- 
siastic mass meeting in State House Square, now known as Inde- 
pendence Square, where strong resolutions were offered refusing to 
pay the tax on tea. This meeting was called immediately after the 
news reached Pennsylvania that a three-penny tax on tea had been 
ordered by England, and the resolutions adopted declared that it 
was the duty of every colonist to oppose the payment of this tax. 
The ship "Polly," loaded with tea, was on the way to Philadelphia 
on December 27, that year. The ship arrived and Captain Ayers 
came to the city where 8000 excited people met him and he was 
ordered to take the ship back to England, after one day's grace had 
been given him to obtain food and water. The people made him 
understand that they would not buy the stamps under the Stamp 
Act, and the next day, Captain Ayers left the city and took his 
ship back to London. This act clearly showed the temper of the 
American people and gave the plainest evidence necessary that the 
Revolutionary War was an unavoidable certainty. 

The Revolutionary period made Philadelphia the birthplace of 
the nation. It was here on September 4, 1774, that the First Con- 
tinental Congress assembled in Carpenters' Hall, bringing together 
George Washington, John Adams, John Jay, Peyton Ran- 
dolph and other leaders who were conspicuously active in the move- 
ments which led up to the Declaration of Independence and the 
birth of the nation. Carpenters' Hall is still standing. It is located 
on Chestnut Street, just east of Fourth Street. The building was 
erected in 1724 by the Carpenters' Company, a society of carpen- 
ters and architects. It is today used as a museum and contains 
many interesting collections dating from the colonial period. 

It was soon after the First Continental Congress met that the 
war was a foregone conclusion. Hostilities commenced at Lexing- 
ton, Massachusetts, and in Philadelphia the enrollment of troops 
was immediately started. Among the very first of the companies 
organized was the First Troop, Philadelphia City Cavalry, dating 
from November 17, 1774, and which organization has since been 
maintained as an active troop of cavalry. Its flag was carried 
throughout the Revolutionary War and in all wars following, the 
Troop has taken an active part. It is today part of the National 
Guard of Pennsylvania. From the time of Washington to the 

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present, the Troop has acted as the escort of every President of 
the United States. 

The Second Continental Congress met in the State House (now 
known as Independence Hall) May lo, 1775. Benjamin Franklin, 
who had just returned from England, was elected a member of the 
Congress and one of his first acts was to organize the Committee of 




Independence Hall 

As it appeared one hundred years ago 



Safety. This Committee had as its duty the arming and equipping 
of the Militia and providing for the defence of the city. 

John Hancock was chosen president of the Congress and he 
was one of the most patriotic of the citizens. He was active in 
every movement to bring freedom and independence to the colonies, 
and one year later, when he affixed his bold and plain signature to 
the Declaration of Independence, he exclaimed : "John Bull can 
read that without 'specs.' " 

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It was the Second Continental Congress which appointed 
Washington the commander-in-chief of the army. He was then 
in the prime of his life, forty-three years old, erect and strong. 
The army was then around Boston, and in a little more than a 
month after the assembling of the Congress, the Battle of Bunker 
Hill was fought, with its memorable result. When Washington 
heard of the battle, he made his prediction, which was to become 
true, that "the liberties of the country are safe." 




From the painting by Trumbull 

Signing the Declaration of Independence 

At the time of the Battle of Bunker Hill, only three colonies, 
Massachusetts, New Hampshire and South Carolina, had broken 
away from the rule of King George, but a year later all the colonies 
were demanding independence. On June 7, 1776, a resolution was 
presented in the Congress declaring that "these United Colonies are 
and of right ought to be, free and independent States; that they 
are absolved from all allegiance to the British crown and that all 
political connection between them and Great Britain is and ought 
to be totally dissolved." 

That was the resolution, offered by Richard Henry Lee, of 
Virginia, which gave birth to the Declaration of Independence. 

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The Congress debated it calmly and, as every indication showed 
that the delegates were eager for independence, a committee con- 
sisting of Thomas Jefferson, of Virginia, as chairman ; Roger Sher- 
man, of Connecticut; Robert R. Livingston, of New York, and 
John Adams, of Massachusetts, was appointed to draft a declara- 
tion along the lines of the resolution presented by Lee. 

When the committee had completed its task, it delegated to 
Jefferson the work of writing the important document which gave 
birth to the nation. Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independ- 
ence in his boarding-house, which was located at Seventh and 
Market Streets. A tablet upon the wall of the bank building which 
now occupies the site of the old boarding-house commemorates this 
fact. 

After several days of preliminary discussion upon the Lee 
resolution declaring for independence, it was expected that Congress 
would act upon it on July i, 1776. The State House Square was 
thronged on that day, but to the disappointment of the crowd, the 
action was deferred. It was not until the evening of July 4, 1776, 
that the Congress adopted the original resolution and also the 
Declaration of Independence. Hardly had the vote been announced 
than the State House bell — since known throughout the land as 
the Liberty Bell — rang out the tidings to the people of the City. 

What a prophecy was that which was cast upon the bell when 
it was first brought from England in 175 1 — "Proclaim Liberty 
throughout all the land unto all the inhabitants thereof — Lev. 
XXV, X." Little did its original makers dream that later it would 
ring out the news of the birth of a nation which at that time owed 
allegiance to King George. 

Copies of the declaration were sent the next day to General 
Washington, commander-in-chief of the army; to all the com- 
manding officers of the troops in the field and to all the colonies, 
and at noon on July 8, the declaration was formally proclaimed 
at the State House, when the Liberty Bell, then so called by 
everyone, rang for an hour proclaiming liberty to all the people. 
Thus it is seen that in less than one hundred years after the City 
of Philadelphia was laid out by William Penn, the Founder, it was 
here that a new nation was given birth. 

The State House, or as it is now known — Independence Hall — 
is the Mecca for thousands of visitors annually from all parts of 
the world. It is situated on Chestnut Street between Fifth and 
Sixth Streets, with Independence Square on its south side. It 
was built during the years 1729 to 1734 and was first used as 

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a "State House" in 1735. From 1775 to 1800, it was used by the 
Colonial Congress, and by the Legislature of Pennsylvania until 
1804. In 1787, as a sequence of the Revolution, the Constitution 
of the United States was adopted there. In 1790. when Congress 
decided to remove the capital from New York to Philadelphia, the 
State House served as the capitol of the nation. In the building 
at the corner of Sixth and Chestnut Streets, then known as Congress 
Hall, Washington and Adams were inaugurated for the second 
term of their Presidency and Vice Presidency, and Jefferson as 
President in 1797. 

From 1776 to 1783 was the period of the Revolutionary War, 
and of particular interest connecting Philadelphia with the war was 
the fact that it was a Philadelphian who raised the finances to carry 
on the war and establish the government. This was Robert Morris, 
delegate to the Continental Congress and a signer of the Declara- 
tion of Independence. He was a financier and freely placed his 
immense fortune at the disposal of the government. In 1780, 
three years before the close of the war, he established the Bank of 
North America in Philadelphia. After the Revolution he served 
in the General Assembly of Pennsylvania and was also a delegate 
to the convention which framed the Constitution of the United 
States. From 1788 to 1795, he was a member of the United States 
Senate. 

Connected with the stirring incidents of the period which gave 
birth to the nation is a very interesting story connected with the 
Betsy Ross, or Flag House, located on Arch Street, east of Third. 
In this little house, which is now standing and well preserved, lived 
John Ross, an upholsterer by trade. He entered the army and gave 
up his life in the cause and his widow carried on the business. In 
May, 1776, Washington, who was then in the city, in company with 
a committee, called upon Betsy Ross and had her make a sample 
flag of thirteen stars and thirteen stripes. This was the design that 
was adopted by Congress, June 14, 1777- 

During the summer and early fall of 1777, the scene of war 
shifted to Philadelphia, when the British under Howe took pos- 
session of the city. Congress hastily adjourned and removed to 
Lancaster, Pa., and the Liberty Bell, already beloved by the people, 
was taken to Allentown. Pa., to prevent it from falling into the 
hands of the British. On October 4, 1777, was fought the Battle 
of Germantown, which resulted in the defeat of Washington's forces. 
Following this battle the forces of Washington proceeded north 
of the city and spent the miserable winter months in camp at 

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Valley Forge. Visitors to the city will find much to interest them, 
both in the Gerniantown district of the city and also at Valley Forge, 
which is readily accessible by train or trolley car. 

Benjamin Franklin returned about this time from France, where 
he had been successful in having the French Government recog- 
nize the independence of the colonies. Closely following his return 
a French fleet approached Philadelphia, whereupon the British 
abandoned the city. This was in the early summer of 1778. The 
war by that time was carried into the West and South, and its 
termination was practically reached by the bombardment of George- 
town, October 19, 1781. The treaty of peace was signed at Paris, 
September 3, 1783, just one hundred years after the founding of 
Philadelphia by Penn. 

The birth of the nation presented many perplexing problems. 
After the severance of all ties with Great Britain, the Continental 
Congress in 1777 proposed Articles of Confederation to the several 
States, but these were not ratified until 1781. After the Revolu- 
tion, the Congress found that it did not have power over all the 
States, and Washington, who was appealed to, advised among 
others, the Constitutional Convention. This was convened in Phila- 
delphia, May 14, 1787, and remained in session for four months. 
Washington was the presiding officer. The result of the conven- 
tion was the adoption on September 17 of the Constitution of 
the United States, and it was ratified by the several States in the 
following order : 

Delaware, December 7, 1787. 
Pennsylvania, December 12, 1787. 
New Jersey, December 13, 1787. 
Georgia, January 2, 1788. 
Connecticut, January 9, 1788. 
Massachusetts, February 6, 1788. 
Maryland, April 26, 1788. 
South Carolina, May 23, 1788. 
New Hampshire, June 21, 1788. 
Virginia, June 25, 1788. 
New York, July 26, 1788. 
North Carolina, November 21, 1789. 
Rhode Island, May 29, 1890. 

The first capital of the new government was located at New 
York, and Washington was inaugurated as the first President, March 
4, 1789. In the following year, the capital was removed to Philadel- 

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phia, and until 1800 this city remained the capital of the nation. As 
Washington figured so prominently in all the afifairs which led to the 
successful building of the nation, it will be of interest to know that it 
was in Philadelphia on February 22, 1788, that Washington's Birth- 
day was first officially observed. 

While the period from 1775 to 1800 was filled with momentous 
happenings affecting the interests of the people of the several 
States, the same period found Philadelphia fast developing into a 
most important city. The demands from all the States for manu- 




Where the Philadelphia City Hall now Stands 

The Centre Square Water Works, as the site appeared from 1800 to 1828 



factured articles to take the place of goods formerly imported, 
severely taxed the factories and mills of the city. But these wants 
were all accommodated and from that time on Philadelphia has 
been justly known as the leading manufacturing city in the country. 
In thus reviewing a few of the important events from the time 
of the founding of the city to the beginning of the Nineteenth Cen- 
tury, a period in which the history of Philadelphia is closely allied 
to the history of the nation, the following additional facts will be 
of more than ordinary interest : 

The first paper mill built in America was erected along Wissa- 
hickon Creek (now Fairmount Park), in 1690. 

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The mariners' quadrant was invented by Thomas Godfrey, in 
Germantown, Philadelphia, in 1730. The remains of Godfrey are 
buried in North Laurel Hill Cemetery. 

The first Public Library in the United States was founded here 
by Benjamin Franklin in 1731. 

The first institution devoted to science in America — The Amer- 
ican Philosophical Society — was founded here by Benjamin 
Franklin in 1740. 

The first Medical School in the United States was established 
here in 1751. 

The theory that lightning and electricity were the same, was 
demonstrated here by Franklin in 1752. 

The first American Expedition for Arctic Exploration left 
Philadelphia, March 4, 1753. In this connection it is well to note 
that the first Arctic Expedition under command of Robert E. Peary, 
now Rear Admiral U. S. N., retired, the first man to reach the 
North Pole, was sent out under the auspices of the Academy of 
Natural Sciences in 1892. 

The first School of Anatomy in America was founded here by 
Dr. William Shippen in 1765. 

The first Pianoforte manufactured in the United States was 
made here by John Behrent, in 1775. 

The first mint of the United States was established here in 
1792, by act of Congress, the original location being at what is now 
Seventh and Filbert Streets. 

In 1794, the first turnpike road to be constructed in the United 
States was opened from Philadelphia to Lancaster, a distance of 
62 miles. 

The first gas-light to be exhibited in the United States was 
shown here in 1799. 

From the beginning of the Nineteenth Century to 1854, the old 
city of Philadelphia developed rapidly, and surrounding it were 
twenty-eight distinct Districts, Townships and Boroughs, each with 
its own charter and administrative officers. The population grew 
rapidly and industry was to be noticed everywhere. In different 
directions were scattered large manufacturing plants. Thus, for 
instance, shipbuilding prospered along the upper Delaware ; textile 
mills were established in the northeastern, southeastern and far 
northern parts ; while in the more central parts, the machine industry 
had its largest shops. 

In 1854, the people of the various adjacent municipalities, tired 
of the constant friction, succeeded in having the Consolidation Act 

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passed by the State Legislature, thus making Philadelphia City co- 
terminus with the boundary of Philadelphia County, with one gov- 
ernment for all the sections and people. From that time to the 
present, Philadelphia has ranked as one of the most important cities 
in the United States. 

Thus has been shown some of the important facts connected 
with Penn's City, Philadelphia, from the time he laid it out and 
when it covered an area of but two square miles and a mere hand- 
ful of people, until it covers an area of one hundred twenty-nine 
and a half square miles, with a population exceeding a million and 
a half. The twenty-eight lamp-posts upon the Plaza of the City 
Hall, each twenty-eight feet in height and capped with twenty-eight 
lights, are memorials to the original twenty-eight separate munic- 
ipalities which were consolidated with the original city of Phila- 
delphia in 1854. Upon each post is a memorial tablet giving the 
name of the District, Borough or Township it stands for, together 
with the date of incorporation and copy of its Seal. 

The Philadelphia of today can very aptly be referred to as the 
"City of Homes," the "City of Education" and the "World's Greatest 
Workshop." To give the visitor some idea of the home life here, it 
should be known that there are at the present time 343,847 separate 
dwelling houses in the city, the majority of them owned by those 
who live in them. Of this number of houses, giving the city its 
name of "The City of Homes," more than 95 per cent, are of brick 
construction. Only 11,142 of this number of houses are of frame, 
and no frame houses have been erected in recent years. In addi- 
tion, there are 1906 hotels, apartment houses and tenements. It has 
only been within recent years that the tenement house plan — so 
common to other large cities — has been introduced into Philadelphia, 
and these new houses have been established largely in the more 
central and congested parts. Of the total number of dwelling 
houses, fully one-fifth are of comparatively new construction, hav- 
ing been erected during the past twenty years. 

As an educational center there are 320 public schools, 265 
buildings used as schools, under religious control, and a number of 
colleges, furnishing educational facilities for more than 300,000 
students daily. Two of Philadelphia's great Universities alone have 
a student enrollment of more than 8000, and the various medical 
and special schools accommodate many more thousands. There are 
six noted medical colleges here, giving the city the reputation of 
being the greatest medical educational center in the United States. 
In connection with education special reference must be made to 

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Girard College, the largest and most heavily endowed institution 
in the world devoted to the care and education of orphan children. 
It is centrally located and has an enrollment exceeding 1500. In 
the grounds, which cover forty acres, are seventeen large marble 
buildings. The body of Stephen Girard rests in the main building, 
which is one of the notable marble structures in this country. 
Girard College has an income producing endowment in. excess of 
twenty-five million dollars. 

Well might Philadelphia also be called the "City of Churches" 
for it not only has several of the oldest and most historic in the 
United States, but it has no less than nine hundred separate places 
of worship. 

The government of the City of Philadelphia is largely vested 
in the hands of the Mayor, who is elected for a term of four 
years and who cannot succeed himself in office. The Mayor appoints 
the heads of the departments of Public Safety, Public Works, 
Public Health and Charities, Supplies, Wharves, Docks and Ferries, 
City Transit and the Civil Service Commission. Departments over 
which the Mayor does not have jurisdiction, the heads of which are 
elected for terms of four years, are Receiver of Taxes, City Con- 
troller, City Treasurer, and City Solicitor. The legislative branch 
of the city government consists of Select and Common Councils, 
the former branch being composed of one member for each of the 
forty-seven Wards of the City, elected for terms of four years, and 
the latter of one member for every 4000 voters in each ward. The 
terms of the members of Common Council are for two years. The 
Board of Education is composed of twenty-one members appointed 
by the Board of Judges. 

The officials of the City at the present time are : 

Mayor, Hon. Rudolph Blankenburg 

Director of Public Safety, George D. Porter 

Director of Public Works, Morris L. Cooke 
Director of Public Health 

and Charities, Joseph S. Neff, M.D. 

Director of Supplies, Herman Loeb 
Director of Wharves, Docks 

and Ferries, George W. Norris 

Director of City Transit,'^ A. Merritt Taylor 

Receiver of Taxes, Hugh Black 

City Treasurer, Murrell Dobbins 

City Controller, John M. Walton 

City Solicitor, Michael J. Ryan 

*Department in operation July i, 1913. 

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Philadelphia Churches 

(i) Friends' Meeting House. (2) The Advocate (Episcopal). (3) Keneseth 
Israel. (4) Arch Street M. E. Church. (5) Bethany Presbyterian Church. 
(6) Grace Baptist Temple. (7) Cathedral of SS. Peter and Paul. 



PHILADELPHIA 

Under the Department of Public Safety are the important 
Bureaus of Fire and PoHce, together with the Electrical, Building 
Inspection, Boiler Inspection, Correction and Elevator Inspection. 
The task of policing such a great city is no small one, but it is 
exceedingly gratifying to note that in Philadelphia the Police Depart- 
ment is recognized as second to none in the United States, and 
in addition, through the effective work of this Bureau, it has often 
been declared by outsiders that in no other city is the public so 
well safeguarded. The city's police strength is as follows : One 
Superintendent, five Police Surgeons, five Captains of Police, one 
Captain and twenty-nine detectives, forty-five Lieutenants of Police, 
each commanding a district ; one hundred and sixteen Street Ser- 
geants, sixty-four Patrol Drivers, sixty-four Patrol Officers, two 
thousand nine hundred and forty Patrolmen, two hundred and fifty 
substitute Patrolmen, and twenty-four Police Matrons. The city has 
forty Police District Station Houses, many of which are of modern 
construction and four Police Boats, patrolling both the Delaware 
and Schuylkill rivers. 

Next in importance to the Police Bureau is the Fire Bureau, 
which has also earned for itself an untarnished record for efficiency 
and bravery. At the present time the Fire Department consists of 
fifty-seven steam engine companies, eighteen hook and ladder com- 
panies, six chemical engine companies, one fire boat and tw'O water 
towers. The strength of the Fire Department is one Chief Engineer, 
eleven Battalion Chiefs, seventy-seven Captains, seventy-nine 
Lieutenants, fifty-nine steam engineers, sixty-one firemen, ninety- 
seven drivers, eighteen tillermen and six hundred and thirty-five 
hose and laddermen. 

Under the Department of Public Works comes the control 
of all the property of the city (excepting schools), the maintenance 
of streets, sewage and water supply. Under the City Property 
Bureau the most noteworthy building is the City Hall. This is the 
largest building in the world devoted exclusively to the adminis- 
trative business of a city. The site upon which it stands was selected 
by William Penn, and for just such purposes. Prior to its erection, 
the city Government was housed in Independence Hall, but in 
1868, City Councils adopted a resolution providing for the erec- 
tion of a building and planned to erect it in Independence Square. 
The people objected to that site and Broad and Market Streets 
was selected by the people themselves — by popular vote — as the only 
proper place for such a structure. Work on the erection of the 
City Hall was started January 27, 1871, and nearly twenty-five years 

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PHILADELPHIA 

were required for its completion. Its cost was upwards of 
$24,000,000. 

From east to west, the City Hall measures 470 feet and from 
north to south 486 feet, 6 inches. It covers an area of four and one- 
half acres. The height of the tower is 547 feet 11^ inches, and 
the width of the base of the tower is 90 feet. The clock face, which 
is 361 feet above the pavement, is 26 feet in diameter. There are 
662 rooms in the building and the area of the floor space is about 
fourteen and one-half acres. 

School Buildings could rightfully be referred to in this chap- 
ter as city property, but it is sufficient to state here that in no other 
city will the public school buildings be found to be of better 
construction or have so many conveniences. Next to the school 
buildings, reference should be made to the Philadelphia Free 
Library System. Especially is such reference interesting from the 
fact that the Free Library system, with its many well appointed and 
handsome buildings,- only dates from 1894. At the present time, 
twenty library buildings are ii] use, fifteen of which were erected 
under the provisions of a gift by Mr. Andrew Carnegie and fifteen 
additional buildings are to be built from funds provided by Mr. 
Carnegie when sites are secured. The city has appropriated 
$1,000,000 for a great central library which is to be erected on the 
new Parkway, between Nineteenth and Twentieth, Wood and 
Vine Streets. In addition to the Philadelphia Free Libraries, there 
are forty-seven other libraries, open to the public under certain 
eonditions, in the city. 

Under the caption "City Property'' must be included the 
bridges of the city, of which there are 571 within the city limits. 
Of this number, 363 were built wholly or in part by the city. These 
bridges cover a wide range in character, size and cost, running all 
the way in cost from $2,500,000 (represented by the Spring Garden 
Bridge) and 2730 feet in length, down to a concrete arch carrying 
a railway over a narrow street, representing an expenditure of only 
$1800. 

An important Bureau in the Department of Public Works is 
that in charge of Highways, and it can truly be said that Philadel- 
phia's streets are well paved and carefully maintained. There are 
within the city limits 1343 miles of paved streets and 471 miles of 
roads. 

Sanitary Engineers are always interested in the sewage system 
of a great city, and in this respect Philadelphia's system is well 
worth studying. There are nearly 1300 miles of sewers within the 

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PHILADELPHIA 

city's limits, a length sufficient if placed in a straight line to reach 
from Philadelphia to New Orleans. In 1854, at the time of the 
consolidation of the city, there were only 36 miles of branch and 
main sewers. 

The Philadelphia Filtration System has attracted the interest 
of engineers in all parts of the world, and much could be written 
about it. Briefly stated, the water supplied to the city is taken from 
both the Schuylkill and Delaware rivers, and is filtered at and 
pumped from four plants in different sections. 

The largest plant used, which is well worth a visit, is at Tor- 
resdale. This plant supplies the entire city, excepting West Phila- 
delphia, Germantown, Chestnut Hill and Tioga. The water is 
taken from the upper Delaware river. The plant includes sixty- 
five slow sand filter beds, each three-fourths of an acre in size; 120 
rapid filter beds, each a little more than a quarter of an acre in size, 
and a filtered water basin of 50,000,000 gallons capacity. This plant 
has a daily capacity of 240,000,000 gallons. The Torresdale Pump- 
ing Station is equipped with eight centrifugal pumps of 40,000,000 
gallons capacity daily ; auxiliary machinery for washing filters, light- 
ing plant and handling coal, and nine 300 horse-power boilers, 
equipped with automatic machinery, etc. From the Torresdale fil- 
ters, the water is delivered through a conduit ten feet, seven inches 
in diameter, about 14,000 feet distant to Lardner's Point Pump- 
ing Station. This station is equipped with twelve vertical triple 
expansion engines, supplemented by four engines of different types 
and represents both as to equipment and capacity one of the most 
modern plants in the world. 

The Belmont plant, corner of Belmont Avenue and Ford 
Road, in West Philadelphia; the Roxborough plant, on Ridge 
Avenue near Shawmont Avenue, and the Queen Lane plant. Queen 
Lane and Fox Street, supply the other sections of the city previ- 
ously mentioned, the water being taken from the Schuylkill river. 
These plants have a filtered water basin capacity of 77,000,000 
gallons, and a daily capacity of 142,000,000 gallons. The total 
cost of the filtration plants of Philadelphia to date has been 
$27,300,000. 

To the visitor, the question of transportation is always inter- 
esting and today Philadelphia may well feel proud of the transporta- 
tion facilities offered. The problem of scientifically handling the 
street transit problem has been harder to solve in Philadelphia 
than in any other city. The great congested business district 
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made the problem a most difficult one. At the close of every day's 
business, an immense army of workers in this one district wants to 
get home quickly. The people live in every direction — north, 
east, south and west, and naturally all want to save time. 

Today, by the subway and elevated railway system on Market 
Street, the problem of carrying passengers to West Philadelphia 
and the rapidly building suburbs has been practically solved, leav- 
ing to the many cross-town lines centering in the heart of the 
city more freedom in the use of the central streets. Philadelphia 
has recently introduced the latest designs in the "Pay-as-you-enter- 
Car," and passengers enter and emerge from the front end of the 
car only. Stops are only made at the near side of cross streets, 
thus enabling passengers to enter and leave at the paved street 
crossings. This rule of stopping efifects a great saving in the run- 
ning time on each route. For the convenience of visitors, it is well 
to know that the Philadelphia trolley conductors are instructed to 
direct inquiring strangers as to the best way to reach any destina- 
tion desired. 




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has more than 16,000 manufacturing plants, 
employs 260,000 skilled laborers and annu- 
ally produces more than $700,000,000 worth 
of manufactured products. 



|OLUMES could be written describing Philadelphia as 

the "World's Greatest Workshop," but space prevents 

noting more than the merest outline in this book. 

Geographically, the city is ideally located to supply the 

entire world with its manufactured product, for it is 

situated upon a broad river capable of accommodating the largest 

ships and within its confines are the terminals of three of the greatest 

railroads in the country. 

Summed up in the briefest way possible, Philadelphia with only 
one-sixtieth of the population of the United States produces one- 
twentieth of all its manufactures. It has 16,000 manufacturing 
plants, employing 260,000 skilled laborers. Each year the consump- 
tion of raw material exceeds in value $400,000,000 and the value of 
the manufactured products is in excess of $700,000,000 annually. 
In the value of its manufactures of locomotives, carpets and rugs, 
leather, hosiery and knit goods, woolen goods, street railway cars, 
iron and steel shipbuilding, felt hats, saws, upholstery goods and 
oilcloth, Philadelphia leads every city in the United States. 
Within a radius of five miles of the City Hall, nine-tenths of all 
the carpets woven in the United States are manufactured. 

Philadelphia stands second in the production of foundry and 
machine shop products, sugar and molasses refining, petroleum refin- 
ing, worsted goods, chemicals, druggists' preparations, dyeing and 
finishing textiles, cordage, twine and fertilizers. 

In shipbuilding Philadelphia has always stood in the fore- 
front for more than a century and a quarter. A greater tonnage of 
steel ships is built on the Delaware River than in all the rest of 
the country. 

As to locomotives, the fame of the Baldwin Locomotive Works, 
with an army of more than 19,000 skilled workmen is international. 

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PHILADELPHIA 

Its immense Philadelphia plant located on Broad Street^ between 
Spring Garden Street and Pennsylvania Avenue and extending 
west to Sixteenth Street — the very heart of the city — is one of the 
greatest attractions to all visitors. In past years, it has been in- 
spected by representatives of every nation on the globe. At the 
present time, the capacity of the great works is nearly 3000 loco- 
motives annually, or about ten daily. 

As Pennsylvania is the foremost iron and steel producing State 
in the country, it is not surprising that Philadelphia should have 
led in the building of great ships and the manufacture of locomo- 
tives. Not only in these two great lines has the city made for 




"Old Ironsides" 

The first locomotive built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1832 

itself international fame, but the same is true in the building of 
bridges, the making of saws, etc. Today, the city as a bridge- 
builder is favorably known all over the world. As to the reference 
to the making of saws, it is well to note that this industry was 
commenced here more than a century ago and the city has since 
been known as the greatest saw-making center in the world. 
Many millions of dollars are invested in this industry in Philadel- 
phia and the 2000 workmen so employed draw more than $1,000,000 
annually in wages. Originally, the saws used in this country were 
chiefly made in England, but today Philadelphia made saws sell 
in Great Britain and her possessions and in continental Europe, and 
they also have a practical monopoly of the trade all over the Western 
Hemisphere. Not only does Philadelphia lead in the manufacture 
of saws, but the same is true in the making of files and other tools. 

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PHILADELPHIA 

Much could be written praising the high quahty of Philadel- 
phia-made shoes, and also of all manufactured goods in which 
leather is used. While not the leader in the making of shoes, 
its fame has been attained in the tanning of leather. Not 
far from $20,000,000 are invested in immense tanning plants, giving 
good wages and employment to thousands of the citizens. As part 
of the leather industry, it is interesting to state that the leather 
that enters into bookbinding is largely prepared and extensively 
consumed in Philadelphia, which is one of the largest book pub- 
lishing centers in the United States. 

As a leader in the manufacture of textile fabrics, Philadel- 
phia's reputation has been made known all over the world. In this 
particular branch of trade, the city is the leader in the United 
States. Nearly 100,000 operatives are employed by the fifteen 
hundred firms engaged in the manufacture of textiles in the city 
and the amount of money paid out annually in wages is in excess 
of $40,000,000. This means that more than 100,000 people are 
engaged in this industry alone. The total value of the textile 
output, including wool, cotton and the lighter woven fabrics, is 
more than $200,000,000 annually. New York, Lowell, Lawrence 
and Providence, four other cities noted for the manufacture of 
textile fabrics, make but a little more than one-half of the amount 
produced by Philadelphia. 

More hosiery and knit-goods are manufactured in Philadelphia 
than in any other city in the entire world. In stockings alone, the 
city produces annually more than 12,000,000 dozen hose and half 
hose, enough to allow two pairs for every man, woman and child 
in the United States. Philadelphia is naturally proud of the fact 
that it can manufacture a better stocking at lower prices than can 
be made in Europe, with cheaper labor. 

In the manufacture of underwear, the city's reputation is also 
world-wide, more than 2,000,000 dozen garments being produced 
annually. In the cotton goods industry, there is manufactured here 
more than 180,000,000 yards of piece goods, sufficient to make 
a pair of sheets for every family in the United States. The annual 
production is valued at between $15,000,000 and $20,000,000 and in 
the printed goods, the patterns produced are copied extensively. 
To produce this volume of business, there are nearly two hundred 
establishments and in these factories are made every style of cotton 
dress goods, calicoes, ginghams, plaids, buntings, non-elastic and 
elastic webbing ; damasks, upholstery goods of every kind, every 
grade of lace curtains, towels, linseys, sewing thread, counter- 

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PHILADELPHIA 

panes, coverlets, fancy shirtings, linings, table covers, etc. A 
feature about this industry here is the fact that but seldom is there 
any depression felt among the mills, as is common in the New 
England States. 

Within recent years, Philadelphia has made its name famous 
throughout the country for its manufactures of shirts, shirtwaists 
and lighter goods for summer wear. Many mills are devoted 
exclusively to this industry and thousands are so employed. The 
business of these mills varies from one hundred dozen a day to as 
high as twelve thousand. 

As to the woolen industry, the output of Philadelphia annually 
is nearly 30,000,000 yards of woolen goods, enough to make 
uniforms for all the armies of Europe now in actual service. The 
city has always led in this industry in the United States, the total 
value of its output annually being $100,000,000. The output consists 
of worsted suitings, trouserings, carpets, blankets, woolen, worsted 
and merino yarns for both weaving and knitting; cassimeres, woolen 
shirtings, dress goods, flannels, chinchillas, overcoatings, worsted 
laces, mohair and alpaca fabrics ; dress and cloak trimmings, 
astrakan, imitations of furs, worsted and mohair plushes, carpet yarns 
and a variety of other goods. 

Nearly three-fourths of the upholstery goods made in the 
United States are manufactured in Philadelphia. Cotton uphol- 
steries are made here in great variety and our cotton tapestries have 
a world-wide popularity. The largest silk plush mill in the world 
is located here, and it is also a fact that the first silk plush was 
made here. 

In drugs and chemicals, the name of Philadelphia is world- 
famed and the total volume of business conducted by the great 
wholesale drug houses of the city is second to no other city in 
the country. Some of the greatest authorities on drug manufacture 
are Philadelphians who have spent more than half a century in 
the business, setting up a high standard for others to emulate. 
In this connection it is proper to state that to Philadelphia belongs 
the credit of establishing the first pharmaceutical college in the 
country, its purpose being to educate young men in the scientific 
handling and compounding of drugs and medicines. 

The visitor to Philadelphia who desires to inspect any of the 
great mills and factories in any of the industries which have made 
the city famous will experience no difficulty in gaining admission to 
any plant. 

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Fairmount Park, the largest playground o^vned 
by any city in the ^vorld, a veritable v^onder- 
land of scenic beauty, enchanting drives, 
romantic walks and places of interest. 




VERY ONE of the visiting delegates to the Convention, 
and their ladies, should make at least one visit to Fair- 
mount Park, the largest public park in the world. It 
contains 3448 acres of ground and within its boundaries 
are bits of natural scenery unsurpassed. The visitor 
to the city desirous of going to the Park finds plenty of diversion 
and scenes of unusual interest, no matter whether the trip is made 
by automobile over the principal drives, or by the Fairmount Park 
trolley road, winding in and out of choice woodland, or by foot, 
on well kept paths along the main drives or charming footways 
through playgrounds set apart for children, or through deep 
ravines, or along the romantic Wissahickon Creek. It really makes 
no difference where the Park is entered — at the Green Street 
entrance, or Girard Avenue, or Diamond Street, or Belmont Avenue 
in West Philadelphia, the Park charms the visitor. During the past 
year nearly 5,000,000 people enjoyed the beauties of this immense 
natural playground, and more than 500,000 automobiles, carriages 
and bicycles used the principal drives. 

Fairmount Park dates back to the year 1812, although at that 
time there was no intention of acquiring the ground, or any part 
of it, as a pleasure park. The necessity of securing a source of 
water supply for the future of the city was the cause of purchasing 
in that year five acres of land in the vicinity of Twenty-fifth and 
Green Streets and adjacent to the Schuylkill River. A water works 
was erected there, and a basin established on the hill adjoining. 
This hill was known as Fair Moimt. from which the entire Park 
later took its name. On this same hill, one hundred and ten feet 
above the river level, where for nearly a century was the principal 
reservoir to supply the central part of the city with water, is the 
site for the new Philadelphia Art Gallery to be erected in the near 
future. This Art Gallery will form the western terminus of the 
Parkway, with the City Hall at the eastern end. 

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(i) The East River Drive. 
Zoological Gardens. (5) 



Scenes in Fairmount Park 

(2) Statue of Grant. (3) Memorial Hall. (4) Entrance to 
Horticultural Hall. (6) Tunnel on East River Drive 



PHILADELPHIA 

It must not be assumed that the acquiring of all the land now 
comprising Fairmount Park was an easy matter. Public opinion 
in the beginning was decidedly opposed to the idea, the claims being 
made that the cost would be prohibitive ; that the engineering diffi- 
culties to be overcome in order to make all parts easy of access 
would be many, and that in the end it would not be appreciated by 
the people. There were, however, many public spirited citizens 
who early foresaw the wisdom of a great pleasure park, and to 
them Philadelphia to-day owes a debt of lasting gratitude. 

At first, additions to the five acres purchased for water pur- 
poses were secured as a result of private subscriptions, and in 
the year 1857 the Sedgley estate was acquired, followed shortly 
afterwards by the purchase of the Lansdowne estate. These two 
names still figure as descriptive of two of the most picturesque 
sections. 

By the year 1868, when the Fairmount Park Commission was 
created by Act of Assembly, the sentiment of the public changed 
to favor the Park, and from that time on it has grown until now 
the people of Philadelphia take the greatest pride in their pleasure 
ground. Many sections of the Park were donated to the city by 
public spirited citizens, one of the largest of these gifts being that 
part, west of the river, known as George's Hill. This section, cov- 
ering some beautiful rolling ground, was the gift of Mr. Jesse 
George and his sisters. 

Fairmount Park contains 42 miles of drives and 44 miles of 
footpaths, all magnificently cared for by the city. The principal 
entrance to the Park and the nearest to the center of the city is at 
Twenty-fifth and Green Streets, at the foot of the old Fairmount 
Park basin. The first object to attract the attention of the visitor 
is one of the most important and imposing monuments ever erected 
in the United States to the memory of George Washington. It was 
the gift to the City of Philadelphia by the State Society of the Cin- 
cinnati and was dedicated May 15, 1897, being unveiled by Presi- 
dent William McKinley in the presence of an immense gathering 
of citizens. In 1783, the officers of the Revolutionary War organ- 
ized the Society of the Cincinnati, its purpose being to form some 
means to perpetuate their friendship and to raise a fund for reliev- 
ing the widows and orphans of those who had fallen during the 
war. The Society in after years developed into a strong social 
organization, and in 18 10 a movement was started to raise a fund 
of $150,000 to erect a monument to the memory of their "first 
President, Commander and Friend, George Washington." By rea- 

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Statuary in Fairmount Park and in the City 

(i) Washington Monument. (2) Lincoh: Monument. (3) Stephen Girard. (4) Benjamin 
FrankUn. (5) Wilhani McKinley. (6) John Christian Bullitt. 



PHILADELPHIA 

son of the War of 1812, and other delays, the purpose of the fund 
was hindered for many years, but in the meantime the amount of 
money collected had grown, by judicious investments, into large 
proportions. By 1895, with further donations, the sum of $250,000 
was ready to pay for the monument, which is to-day referred to 
as the most imposing, as well as the costliest, monument ever 
erected to any American, with the single exception of the Wash- 
ington Monument at the National Capital. The monument stands 
44 feet in height, being surmounted with a bronze equestrian statue 
of General Washington in the uniform of the Revolutionary Army, 
holding in his hand a pair of field glasses. 

Proceeding down the driveway towards the river, the visitor 
sees the old Fairmount Water Works, now occupied by the Phila- 
delphia Aquarium. In these buildings are now to be found speci- 
mens of all the fish of Pennsylvania and from other sections of the 
country. The old fore-bay adjoining the Aquarium is now a seal 
pond, possibly the largest in the world, where seals are to be seen 
in captivity. 

Proceeding northward along the river, the path leads the 
visitor again to the River Drive. Another magnificent work of art 
is seen on the drive — a heroic bronze statue of Abraham Lincoln 
erected by the Lincoln Monument Association in 1871 at a cost 
of $36,000. It represents the Martyr-President in a sitting position, 
holding in the right hand a pen and in the left hand a scroll of 
the Emancipation Proclamation. 

Just beyond, also on the River Drive, are a dozen quaint boat 
houses — the homes of the various clubs comprising the Schuylkill 
Navy. All these houses are of different types of architecture and 
they form at once an attractive and pleasing addition to the natural 
scenery. During the spring, summer and fall months the river is 
dotted daily with the boats from the different clubs, and on frequent 
occasions the regattas attract many thousands of people to the river. 

Turning to the right at the Lincoln monument, the visitor 
enters upon what is known as Lemon Hill. This is, in reality, old 
Fairmount Park. Years ago a tall observatory marked this site, 
from which a beautiful bird's-eye view of the entire Park was 
obtainable. At the present time there is a great music pavilion 
located there, where during the entire summer concerts are given 
by choice bands. Further beyond, in the direction of Girard 
Avenue, is an object of unusual interest — it being "Grant's Log 
Cabin." This little structure was used by General Grant at his 
headquarters at City Point, Va., and was brought to Fairmount 

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Park after the War. All the territory between Green Street and 
Girard Avenue can well be termed Old Fairmount Park. North 
of Girard Avenue, as far as the mouth of the Wissahickon Creek, 
is known as East Park, while that part west of the Schuylkill 
River is known as West Park. Along the Wissahickon Creek, for 
several miles, the territory is generally known as "Wissahickon 
Glen." 

Girard Avenue Bridge, connecting East and West Fairmount 
Parks, is the widest bridge in the world and is one of the most 
interesting to engineers. It was erected in 1875. It is 865 feet 
long and 100 feet wide with a clearance above tnc vvater of 30 
feet. It cost to erect $1,535,000 and it has cost less than $1000 
per year to maintain since its construction. Just north of Girard 
Avenue Bridge is the connecting bridge of the Pennsylvania Rail- 
road, over which pass all trains to and from New York. 

On the east river drive north of Girard Avenue Bridge is the 
River Drive Tunnel — 140 feet long, 41 feet wide and 23 feet high — 
through which the drive passes. This tunnel was cut out of solid 
rock, without any lining whatever, and is very picturesque. The 
East Park drive from Girard Avenue Bridge to the mouth of Wis- 
sahickon Creek is about five miles in length, with a corresponding 
driveway on the west side, though extending only to the Falls 
Bridge. The entire East Park section abounds in grand old trees,, 
a succession of hills and ravines, and contains within its area several 
mansions dating from Colonial days. Half a mile north of Girard 
Avenue is Mount Pleasant and the MacPherson Mansion. In the 
year 1778 the Mansion was purchased by Benedict Arnold and 
occupied by him and his wife for a few months. Later, when Arnold 
turned traitor, the mansion became the residence of Baron Steuben, 
who drilled the American Army under Washington. Since 1868 the 
property has been owned by the city. Close by is another old man- 
sion, dating from 1810, known as "Ormiston," a name derived 
from an estate in Scotland. 

Following the road the visitor approaches Diamond Street 
entrance to the Park, passing on the way large level spaces where 
any pleasant afternoon will be found as many as a dozen games of 
baseball being played, while close by as many games of tennis. 
A little further to the northward is Dauphin Street entrance, this 
point being the eastern terminus of the Fairmount Park trolley 
road. 

Just back of the Dauphin Street entrance is Strawberry Hill 
and Mansion, one of the choicest and most attractive parts of the: 

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PHILADELPHIA 

great pleasure ground. Here daily will be found during the sum- 
mer season hundreds of picnickers enjoying an outing under the 
old trees. Band concerts are given every afternoon and evening. 
The old mansion was erected in 1742 by William Coleman, a friend 
of Benjamin Franklin. From the crest of the hill, a magnificent 
view of the Schuylkill for a mile up and down the river is to be had. 

North of Strawberry Mansion is Laurel Hill Cemetery, one 
of the most interesting cemeteries within the city limits. The Park 
Drive skirts the cemetery on the river side, well shaded by old 
trees, making the mile of driveway a veritable tunnel of foliage. 
At the end of the cemetery limits is Falls of Schuylkill, and a 
quarter of a mile further on is the entrance to Wissahickon Glen, 
the Fairyland of Fairmount Park. 

West Fairmount Park can be entered from Girard x\venue on 
the west side of the Girard Avenue Bridge. To the left of the 
main entrance is the Zoological Garden, the largest and most com- 
plete in America and with but one superior in the world. Inside the 
grounds is the old country seat of John Penn, a grandson of 
William Penn. The old house was and still bears the name 
"Solitude." It was erected in 1785 and John Penn, though Pro- 
prietary Governor and half owner of the Province of Pennsylvania, 
loved this spot better than anywhere else. In 185 1, when Gran- 
ville John Penn, a great-grandson of the Founder, and last owner 
of "Solitude," visited Philadelphia in 185 1, he donated the house to 
the city. Since 1873 it has been used for the offices of the Zoolog- 
ical Society. The Zoological Garden covers a tract of 33 acres and 
is part of Fairmount Park, though leased perpetually to the Zoolog- 
ical Society. The various collections in the Garden are well worthy 
of a visit. 

Entering the West Park the visitor sees, not far from the road- 
way, a small two-and-a-half-story brick house. This was Letitia 
House, the original home of William Penn and the first brick house 
built in the city. It formerly stood in Letitia Street, a small thor- 
oughfare running south from Market Street, below Second. In 
1889 the house was carefully taken down and removed to its present 
location. 

Following the well kept driveway, or walking along the foot- 
paths, through a most picturesque section, the visitor reaches Sweet 
Briar Mansion, another of the old Colonial homes well preserved. 
Adjacent is the Children's Playground, where on every clear day 
in summer hundreds of youngsters are to be found enjoying them- 
selves on the grassy slopes, free from danger. 

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Views of the Philadelphia Filtration Plant 

I — Entrance to three filters, with sand washers in foreground 
2 — Interior of clear water basin 



PHILADELPHIA 

Just beyond, on the level ground, is the old site of the great 
Centennial Exhibition of 1876, with two of the principal buildings 
still standing as silent reminders of the first great World's Fair to 
be held in this country. The first building to greet the eye is the 
magnificent Memorial Hall, of white marble, which cost to erect 
$1,500,000. The building is 365 feet in length and 210 feet wide. 
A collection of antiquities, the property of the Pennsylvania 
Museum and School of Industrial Art, and the famous Wilstach Art 
Collection and other notable exhibits are there shown. The original 
purpose for which this building was intended was to establish a 
museum of Art, Science and Industry, similar to that of the South 
Kensington Museum in London. The City of Philadelphia appro- 
priated $500,000 and the State of Pennsylvania $i,ooc,ooo for this 
purpose. A number of private bequests from time to time have 
made the several collections noted throughout the world. Imme- 
diately in front of the Hall is the memorial to John Welsh, a dis- 
tinguished Philadelphian who was the leading mind in the 
Centennial Exhibition. 

Less than half a mile to the north is another reminder of the 
Centennial Exhibition in Horticultural Hall. This great conserva- 
tory 380 by 193 feet, and 55 feet in height, is the largest building 
of its kind in the United States. Its cost was in excess of $250,000, 
and though erected nearly forty years ago, it is considered a modern 
building of its kind. The collections show plants from all parts of 
the world, many of a very rare character. In this building are 
raised annually 450,000 plants for the decorations of various sec- 
tions of the Park, exclusive of about 35,000 chrysanthemums, lilies 
and other flowering plants, grown for the fall and spring public 
exhibitions. 

Just west of Horticultural Hall are the famous sunken gardens, 
where during the summer months are magnificently arranged flower 
beds and lily ponds. In the distance is George's Hill, from the 
crest of which a pretty view of the Park and West Philadelphia is 
to be had. At the foot of the hill is a notable statue, known as the 
Catholic Total Abstinence Union Fountain and which was erected 
in 1876. The principal figure is "Moses Striking the Rock" and 
surrounding it are statues of Father Mathew, the Irish apostle of 
Temperance ; Charles Carroll, one of the signers of the Declaration 
of Independence ; John Carroll, a member of the Continental Con- 
gress, and Commodore Barry, the first American naval ofiicer. 

Belmont Avenue, corresponding to Forty-fourth street in West 
Philadelphia, is the principal thoroughfare through West Fair- 

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Philadelphia Hotels 

(i) The Majestic. (2) Aldine. (3) Bingham House. (4) Bellevue-Stratford. (5) Wal- 
ton. (6) Continental. 



PHILADELPHIA 

mount Park and extends from Belmont Avenue north to City Line. 
At the Belmont and Parkside Avenue entrance is the terminus of 
the Fairmount Park trolley road. The cars run westward passing 
around George's Hill, and after crossing Belmont Avenue about a 
mile north pass Belmont Mansion. The old mansion at this point, 
now used as a restaurant, was formerly Judge Peters' mansion. 
It was erected in 1745, and during the Revolutionary period shel- 
tered among its guests Benjamin Franklin; Rittenhouse, the 
astronomer; Bartram, the naturalist, and many other distinguished 
men of learning. Lafayette, on his return visit to the United States 
in 1824, spent considerable of his time here. The most famous 
visitor to the old house, however, was General Washington. Baron 
Steuben, who for a time lived at Mount Pleasant on the east side 
of the river; Robert Morris, the financier of the Revolution; John 
Penn, the Governor of the Province, whose home was "Solitude" 
on the site of the present Zoological Garden ; Thomas Jefiferson and 
other public men were also frequent visitors to Judge Peters' 
mansion. 

In the front of the mansion is a broad plateau where every 
pleasant afternoon young folks are to be found enjoying themselves 
playing baseball and other sports. In the fall of the year the 
Knights Templar of Pennsylvania hold their annual Field Day 
Exercises, often attracting as many as 50,000 people to witness 
their maneuvers. 

The view from the top of the hill over the plateau is a grand 
one. The river is to be seen for several miles, with the great city 
of Philadelphia making a pretty background. The tower of the 
City Hall is in plain view, although more than five miles distant. 

The Park trolley from this point disappears into a beautiful 
ravine, crossing and passing underneath bridges, until it nears the 
river. Here the passenger can transfer to cars proceeding across 
the Park Trolley Bridge to Strawberry Mansion and the Dauphin 
Street entrance, or can remain in the car and continue northward, 
skirting the river for more than a mile. The scenery is enchanting. 
On one side is a hill, covered with the densest foliage ; the other 
side being low land down to the river's edge. Across the river, in 
full view, the famous East River Drive with endless processions of 
automobiles, carriages and pedestrians all day long. \Vlien nearing 
the Falls of Schuylkill Bridge, the car enters the beautiful 
Chamonix Glen, passing on the way an entrancing little lake, and 
continuing westward until Woodside Park is reached. This is one 
of the large amusement parks in the city (not in Fairmount Park) 

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Philadelphia Hospitals 

(l) Methodist Episcopal. (2) St. Agnes. (3) German. (4) Hahnemann. (5) Medico- 

Chirurgical. (6) Pennsylvania. 



PHILADELPHIA 

that thousands of people visit daily to hear band concerts and 
enjoy themselves with the large number of amusements in the place. 
The trolley road then follows the original route back to the starting 
point at Belmont Avenue. 

Words fail to tell the beauties of the Wissahickon Glen and 
its enchanting creek. Its name is Indian for "Catfish Creek," and 
was probably given to the stream from the fact that it abounded 
in catfish. Years ago it was a common thing for Philadelphians 
to journey to the old restaurants along the creek to partake of 
dinners of catfish and waffles. 

Just east of Ridge Avenue is a small dam, giving sufficient 
water for nearly a mile beyond for boating. On the right-hand side 
of the creek is the driveway, and on the left a footpath leading 
to delightful picnic grounds. On both sides are towering hills, 
covered with trees and shrubbery. The scene in all directions is 
truly fascinating. 

For mile after mile this beautiful creek wends its way through 
the Glen ; silent only for the happy laughter of children at play 
and birds in the trees. Nowhere in America is there to be found 
such a delightful pleasure spot, and if the visitor has the time, a 
ride or walk into Wissahickon Ravine will never be regretted or 
forgotten. Many attractive bridges of stone span the creek at 
various places, but special reference should be made to Walnut 
Lane Bridge, one of the city's newest improvements and noted as 
one of the largest concrete bridges in the world. It was completed 
July, 1908, at a cost of $267,000. Its main span is 233 feet and 
the rise of the main arch is 70 feet 6 inches. The bridge itself is 
147 feet above Wissahickon Creek. 

Philadelphia and all Philadelphians are justl}- proud of Fair- 
mount Park, and the stranger to the city after visiting Fairmount 
Park will readily understand why the people are so vitally inter- 
ested in seeing that the natural beauties of their great pleasure 
ground are preserved. 



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Chronological revie^v of many of the most 
important incidents connected ^vith the history 
of Philadelphia, from the time of the first 
settlements to the T^ventieth Century. 



|HE stranger to Philadelphia has so many things to in- 
spect, so many historic places to see, so many objects 
of interest to attract his attention that a week's visit 
would not give him the necessary time to accomplish 
everything desired. For the benefit of the visitor, who 
has very little time to spend in reading, the following review of the 
city, in chronological form, to the beginning of the twentieth cen- 
tury, will be found a valuable time-saver in acquiring considerable 
knowledge of the greatness of Philadelphia. 

Dating the beginning of the city from the year 1683, when 
Perm, the Founder, made his first visit with a mere handful of 
devoted followers, the study of the city's growth in population 
is interesting. From the most authentic figures obtainable, includ- 
ing the Government Census reports up to and including the Census 
of 1910, the population developed as follows : 




1700 


4.500 


1840 


258,037 


1749 


12,500 


1850 


408,762 


1760 


18,756 


i860 


565,529 


1783 


37,000 


1870 


674,022 


1800 


70,287 


1880 


847,170 


I8IO 


110,210 


1890 


1 ,046,964 


1820 


137,097 


1900 


1,293,697 


1830 


188,797 


I9I0 


1,549,008 



In this chapter of facts associated with the development of 
Philadelphia, the first few paragraphs refer to events prior to the 
arrival of Penn, and they must be considered as rightfully belong- 
ing to the history of the city. 

1609 Hendrick Hudson in the Half Moon visited the mouth of 

the Delaware. 

1610 Lord Delaware visited the Delaware River. 

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PHILADELPHIA 

1623 Captain Kornelius Jacobus Mey landed on the southern part 

of what is now New Jersey, and the place has since been 
known as Cape May. 

1624 Captain Mey sailed up the river as far as the mouth of 

Timber Creek (Gloucester, N. J.), which he called 
Nassau. A fort was built by the colonists who came 
with him, but they were later killed by the Indians. 

1630 July I. Date of patent, now preserved at Amsterdam, under 

which Samuel Godwin and Samuel Bloomaert secured 
title to ''the Bay of the South River," otherwise the 
Delaware Bay. 

1 63 1 Arrival of the Dutch ship IValvis at the capes, bringing 

colonists who settled near Lewes, Delaware. 

1633 A party of Dutch built a fort and trading post upon the 
Schuylkill River near what is now Bartram Park, and 
purchased lands from the Indians. 

1638 Arrival of the ships Key of Colmar and Griffin, bringing 
an expedition of Swedes, who founded a settlement upon 
Christiana Creek, near what is today the city of Wil- 
mington. 

1643 Lieutenant John Printz, a Swedish governor, and party of 
Swedes settled within the present boundary of the city, 
erected a fort and established the first organized govern- 
ment in this locality. 

1646 Erection of the original Swedes Church at Tenecong (now 
Tinicum). 

1655 Dutch conquer the Swedes. 

1674 English in turn conquer the Dutch. 

1677 "Gloria Dei," the second Swedish Church, erected at what 
is now Christian and Swanson Streets. 

1680 Grant of the Province of Pennsylvania to Penn by Charles II. 

1681 Lieutenant-Governor William Markham arrived, with a party 

of colonists. 

1682 April 25. Penn signed Frame of Government, practically 

the first charter for the colonists. 

May 5. Declaration of laws and regulations given by 
Penn. 

June. Thomas Holme, Penn's surveyor, examined sites be- 
low Chester and ten miles north of the present site of 
Philadelphia. 

October 24. William Penn arrived at New Castle on the 
Welcome, then proceeded to Upland, which he renamed 
Chester. 25 



PHILADELPHIA 

1683 March 10. First meeting of the governor and council lield 

in Philadelphia. 
August 16. Penn in a letter wrote — "Philadelphia is at 

least laid out." 
Penn's house on Letitia Street built. First offices of the 

State. 

1684 Brick Quaker meeting house built on Centre Square. 

1685 William Bradford established first printing press in Phila- 

delphia. The first work printed in the city was an 
almanac edited by Samuel Atkins, called "Kalendarium 
Pennsylvaniese," or "America's Messenger." 

1687 First jail built, middle of Market Street, near Second. 

1689 "William Penn Charter School," on Fourth Street below 
Chestnut, established. 

1 69 1 Philadelphia incorporated as a city by William Penn, ten 
years before the first recorded Mayor, Edward Shippen, 
was appointed. 

1693 October 20. Penn deprived of government by William and 
Mary. 

1695 Restoration of government to Penn. 

Christ Church (Episcopal) built. (Enlarged 1711 and 1727.) 

1698 Slate Roof House erected. The largest house in Philadel- 
phia. Occupied by William Penn January, 1700. 

1700 July 2. Gloria Dei (Old Swedes) at Swanson and Christian 

Streets dedicated. 
July 13. First watchman, the forerunner of the city's police 
department, appointed "to go around ye town with a 
small bell in ye night time." 

1701 October 25. Charter as a borough city granted Philadelphia 

by William Penn. Edward Shippen appointed Mayor. 

1703 October 5. Anthony Morris elected Mayor by the Common 

Council. 

1704 First Presbyterian Church, called "Buttonwood Church," 

built on south side of Market Street between Second 

and Third. 
1707 Philadelphia Baptist Association organized and church built 

at Pennepek, or Lower Dublin, in the extreme northern 

section of the city. 
1710 Great Towne House, used as a town hall and seat of the 

municipal government and Legislature until 1735, erected 

on High (Market) Street, between Second and Third. 
171 2 Penn stricken with apoplexy. 

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PHILADELPHIA 

1713 First almshouse established by the Friends, Walnut Street 

between Third and Fourth. 
1 71 5 Ferry to Gloucester established. 

1718 July 30. Death of William Penn. 

December 8. First fire engine purchased for the city. 

1 719 April. Ordinance passed by the Council for the paving of 

the streets with stone, and the footways with brick. 

December 22. American Weekly Mercury, first newspaper 

in Philadelphia, established by Andrew Bradford. 

1723 October. Benjamin Franklin, 17 years old, arrived in Phila- 

delphia. 

1724 Carpenters' Guild established. 

1727 Franklin organized club for municipal improvement. (The 
basis of the American Philosophical Society.) 

1729 September 28. Franklin publishes the Pennsylvania Gazette. 
State House (Independence Hall) commenced. 

1 73 1 January. Three fire engines and 200 leather buckets arrive 

from England. 
July I. Philadelphia Library founded by Franklin. 

1732 Catholic Church of St. Joseph, on Walnut Street, erected. 

First stage route from Philadelphia to New York estab- 
lished. 
December. Franklin's first "Poor Richard" Almanac for 
• '^7?)?> published. 

1735 October. State House finished and dedicated and occupied 

by the Legislature. 

1736 December 7. Union Fire Company established — first volun- 

teer organization of the kind in the country. 

1740 University of Pennsylvania founded — then named "The 

Charity School." 
May 14. American Philosophical Society established by 
Franklin. 

1741 Buildings for "The Charity School" erected on Fourth .Street 

south of Arch Street. 

1742 Franklin Stove invented by Benjamin Franklin. 

1745 Market house, on Second Street south of Pine, established. 
1747 November 21. Citizens associate for military defence. 
1749 Academy planned by Franklin in 1743, combined with "The 
Charity School." 
First theatrical company visits Philadelphia. 

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PHILADELPHIA 

175 1 Bell for State House, which later became known as the 

"Liberty Bell," ordered in London. 
September. Streets of city first lighted with lamps. 

1752 State House Bell arrived. 

1753 Charter granted by Thomas and Richard Penn, incorporating 

'"The Academy and Charity School." 
State House Bell first rung from the State House steeple. 

1754 Chime of eight bells hung in Christ Church. 

1755 Confirmatory Charter granted, incorporating the "College, 

Academy and Charity School," which later became the 
University of Pennsylvania. 

1756 December. Pennsylvania General Hospital opened. 

1757 May 17. First commencement at the College on Fourth 

Street below Arch, with seven graduates. 
1760 Germantown Academy founded. 
1762 November. Act passed for "Regulating, pitching, paving and 

cleansing the streets, lanes and alleys, etc.," within the 

central part of Philadelphia. 

1764 First fish market established. 

1765 University of Pennsylvania Medical School founded by Dr. 

William Shippen, Jr. 

March 22. Stamp Act passed ; resented by people. 

November 6. Non-importation agreement adopted by mer- 
chants and importers in Philadelphia. 

1766 November 12. Old Southwark Theatre, South and Apollo 

Streets, first permanent theatre in America, opened. 
(Burned May 9, 1821.) 

1767 December 2. "Farmer's Letters," published in Pennsylvania 

Chronicle by John Dickenson. Rights of colonists 
asserted. 

1769 June 3. Transit of Venus successfully observed by the 

American Philosophical Society at temporary observatory 
in the State House Square. 

1770 Carpenters' Hall built. 

The home of Dr. William Shippen, Jr., founder of the Uni- 
versity Medical School damaged by rioters, the outcome 
of an excitement caused by supposed removal of dead 
bodies from the city burying grounds for dissection in 
the school. 
1773 December 26. Ship Polly, laden with tea, arrived in port; 
sent home with cargo intact. 
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PHILADELPHIA 

1774 July 15. Provincial Assembly of Colonies called to consider 

ways and means of preserving liberty. 
September 4. First Continental Congress met in Carpenters' 

Hall. 
November ly. Philadelphia Troop of Light Horse organized. 

This organization, which has been in existence ever since, 

is now known as the "First Troop, Philadelphia City 

Cavalry." 

1775 Beginning of the Revolution. Washington selected as Com- 

mander-in-chief of the Continental Army in the State 

House. 
A Piano, probably the first built in this country, made by 

John Behrent, Third Street below Brown. 
May 10. Second Continental Congress met in the State 

House. 

1776 June II. Articles of Confederation prepared by committee 

of Second Continental Congress. 

July 4. Adoption and signing of the Declaration of Inde- 
pendence. 

July 8. Proclaiming the Declaration, State House Square, 
accompanied by the ringing of the "Liberty Bell." 
Declaration read to the people by John Nixon. 

End of Colonial system. 

1777 September 27. British under General Howe occupy Phila- 

delphia. 
September. Continental Congress moved to York, Pa. 
October 15. Battle of Germantown. 

1778 May 18. Meschianza, on occasion of General Howe's fare- 

well, held at the Wharton mansion and grounds at Wal- 
nut Grove (junction of Fifth and Wharton Streets). 
June 18. British evacuate Philadelphia. 

1779 Incorporation of the University of the State of Pennsylvania. 

1780 Bank of North America originated by Robert Morris. In- 

corporated December 18, 1781. 

1782 First English Bible printed in the United States published by 

R. Aitken, on Market Street. 

1783 End of the Revolution. 

Continental Congress moved to Princeton, N. J. 

1784 December 21. American Daily Advertiser, afterwards the 

Aurora, first daily newspaper issued in America, printed 
in Philadelphia; Benjamin Franklin Bache, editor. 

1785 First city directory issued. 

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PHILADELPHIA 

1/86 July 26. Steamboat built by John Fitch, the first to be pro- 
pelled by steam in America, Operated on the Delaware 
from Philadelphia. 

1787 Constitutional Convention of the States held in Independ- 

ence Hall. 

1788 February 22. Washington's Birthday first celebrated offi- 

cially by public salute of artillery. 
July 4. Celebration of the new Union by a Federal pro- 
cession. 

1789 First Congress of the United States under the new Consti- 

tution holds its initial session. 
March 11. New Charter granted to the city, April 13. 

Samuel Powell selected as the first Mayor by Council 

under the new charter, 
December. Steamboat, 60 feet in length, operated on the 

Delaware to Burlington, N. J. 

1790 April 17. Death of Benjamin Franklin, aged 84 years. 
December 6. United States Government removed from New 

York to Philadelphia, 
Law School of the University of Pennsylvania established. 

1 791 Union of the University of the State of Pennsylvania and 

the College, under the title of the "University of Penn- 
sylvania." "Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania" 
incorporated. 

Bank of North America begins keeping accounts in dollars 
and cents. 

December. Bank of the United States, chartered February 
25, 1791, commenced business in Carpenters' Hall, with 
branch banks established at Boston, New York, Balti- 
more, Washington, Norfolk and Savannah. 

1792 October. United States Mint established east side of Seventh 

Street, above Filbert. The only mint in the United 
States up to 1835. 

1793 January 9. First successful balloon ascension in city made 

by Blanchard, the French aeronaut. Landed near 
Cooper's Ferry, N. J, Ascension witnessed by Wash- 
ington, 

March 30. Bank of Pennsylvania Chartered. 

Epidemic of yellow fever in Philadelphia. Four thousand 
deaths in four months. 
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PHILADELPHIA 

1794 First turnpike road in the United States opened from Phila- 
delphia to Lancaster, 62 miles. 

1796 April 4. Select Council, consisting of twelve citizens, to 

serve three years, created by Act of the Legislature. 
June 26. David Rittenhouse, the astronomer, dies at his 

home. Seventh and Arch Streets. 
August. First gas light in America exhibited on Arch Street 

above Eighth. 

1797 August to November. Yellow fever epidemic. 1292 deaths. 

1798 April 4. An Act passed allowing chains to be placed across 

the streets in front of churches to prevent passage of 
wagons during service. 
Yellow fever epidemic. 3645 deaths. 

1799 April 3. Governor signs bill removing the seat of the State 

Government to Lancaster. In efifect November, 1799. 

1800 July. United States Government removed from Philadelphia 

to Washington. 

1801 January i. City first supplied with water from the Schuyl- 

kill river through wooden street mains. Centre Square 
Water Works, first in America, in operation. 

Philadelphia Society for the free instruction of indigent boys 
opens a night school. 

First Navy Yard established. 

1802 University of Pennsylvania removed to the site now occu- 

pied by the Philadelphia Post Office (Ninth and Chest- 
nut Streets). 

1803 December 15. Philadelphia Hose Company organized. 

1804 Coach route established from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh. 
March 5. Bank of Philadelphia incorporated. 

1805 Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts founded, the pioneer 

in America. Incorporated March 7, 1806, and first 
building erected on Chestnut Street between Eleventh 
and Twelfth Streets. 

1807 January 17. Farmers' and Mechanics' National Bank 

organized. 

1808 Steamboat Phoenix arrives at Philadelphia, the first steam- 

boat to navigate the ocean. 

1809 First Sunday School, under the control of the churches and 

confined to religious instruction, organized. 
September. First experimental railroad track in the United 
States laid in the yard of Bull's Head Tavern. 
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PHILADELPHIA 

1810 First steam ferry between Philadelphia and Camden. 

Elm on site of Penn's treaty with the Indians blown down. 
This was known as Penn's Treaty tree, and is prominent 
in the West painting. 

1812 March 10. The Pennsylvania Company for Insurances on 

Lives and Granting Annuities chartered. 
March 21. Academy of Natural Sciences founded. 
War of 1812 begun. Financed by Stephen Girard. 

1813 January. Spring Garden Street Bridge opened. (Burned 

September i, 1838, and replaced by a wire suspension 
bridge. This was replaced in 1875 by the present struc- 
ture, the costliest bridge in Philadelphia.) 
May. Battalion State Fencibles organized. (This military 
organization celebrated its one hundredth anniversary, 
May 1913.) 

1814 President Monroe visited Philadelphia. 

181 5 February 17. Illumination in honor of Peace Treaty. 
September 5. Fairmount Water Works Pumping Station 

completed. (Dam completed 1822.) 

1816 City purchased State House (Independence Hall) and Liberty 

Bell from the State for $70,000. 
April 10. Second United States Bank established. 

1819 July 12. First United States Custom House erected on 

Second Street, below Dock. 

1820 Musical Fund Society established. 

182 1 Apprentices' Library incorporated. 
Philadelphia Law Library established. 
Saturday Evening Post established. 

Pennsylvania Institution for the Deaf and Dumb opened. 

Mercantile Library Association organized. 

First Odd Fellows' Lodge in Pennsylvania organized in Phila- 
delphia. 

Philadelphia College of Pharmacy, the first of its kind in the 
United States, founded. 

1824 February 5. Franklin Institute organized. 

September 28. General Lafayette tendered a reception by the 

city. 
December 2. Historical Society of Pennsylvania organized. 
December 24. Musical Fund Hall, Locust Street west of 

Eighth, opened. 
American Sunday School Union founded in Philadelphia. 

1825 Schuvlkill Canal to Port Carbon opened. 

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PHILADELPHIA 

1826 April 7. Jefferson Medical College incorporated. 

1827 Penn Treaty Monument erected at foot of Beach Street, 

Kensington. (Now known as Penn Treaty Park.) 
December 21. Pennsylvania Horticultural Society founded. 

1828 Arch Street Theatre, west of Sixth Street, opened. 

1829 May 19. Name of Centre Square changed to Penn Square. 
June 29. Philadelphia Inquirer first issued as the Pennsyl- 
vania Inquirer. 

Corner-stone of the United States Mint laid at Juniper and 
Chestnut Streets. 

1830 William Cramp established the great shipyard at Kensington, 

since known as Cramp's Shipyard. 
First one-cent daily newspaper published in the United States 

by Christopher C. Conwell. It was known as the Cent. 
December 26. Stephen Girard died in his house on Water 

Street above Market. 

1832 Girard's gifts to the city announced. 

February 22. Corner-stone of the Philadelphia Merchants' 

Exchange laid. 
April 2. Corner-stone of Moyamensing Prison laid. 
April. Girard National Bank incorporated. 
July 5 to October 4. Cholera epidemic in city. 935 deaths. 
November 23. Railroad to Germantown opened and steam 

locomotive engine first used. 

1833 First triennial parade of the Fire Department. 
Philadelphia Club organized. Club House northwest corner 

Thirteenth and Walnut Streets. The most exclusive 

club in Philadelphia. 
First omnibus line, Navy Yard to Kensington. 
Pennsylvania Institution for the Instruction of the Blind 

opened. 
July 4. Corner-stone of Girard College laid. 
October 15. Board of Trade organized. 

1834 Railroad, Canal and Portage lines operated through to Pitts- 

burgh. 

1836 February 8. Streets first lighted with gas. 
March 25. Public Ledger established. 
June 13. Central High School chartered. 

1837 February 9. Laurel Hill Cemetary Company incorporated. 
September 19. Corner-stone of Central High School laid, 

east of Penn Square, on present site of the John Wana- 
maker store. Opened October 21, 1838. 
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PHILADELPHIA 

1841 City Purchases the gas works. 

October 12. John Morin Scott, the first Mayor, elected by 
the people. 
1844 Lemon Hill, Fairmoiint Park, bought for public use. 

1846 Mexican War started. Financed by E. W. Clark & Co., 

Philadelphia. 

January 20. Telegraphic communication between Philadel- 
phia and Fort Lee, opposite New York, completed. 

December 26. Telegraphic communication between Philadel- 
phia and Pittsburgh established. 

1847 April 12. Philadelphia Evening Bulletin established. 
April 19. Illumination for victories in Mexico. 

July I. North American and United States Gazette consoli- 
dated. 
Philadelphia Evening Jteui established. 

1848 January i. Girard College opened. 

1849 May 21. St. Mark's Church, Locust Street near Sixteenth, 

consecrated. 
Degrees first conferred by Central High School, under pro- 
visions of Act of the Legislature. 

1850 March 11. Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania, oldest 

regular college for female physicians, incorporated. 
July 9. Great fire in maritime section, four hundred build- 
ings burned. 

185 1 September 30. Girard College dedicated. 

December 24. Official city reception to Louis Kossuth. 

1852 Manufacture of galvanized iron begun in Philadelphia. 

1853 May 31. Corner-stone of second Central High School build- 

ing laid, southeast corner Broad and Green Streets. 

1854 February 2. ConsoHdation Act, extending the city so as to 

include the whole of Philadelphia County, passed. 
June 30. Consolidation Act went into efifect. 
June. Young Men's Christian Association instituted. 

1855 January 3. First horse car line established in Philadelphia. 

From Willow Street along Front Street to Cohocksink 
Depot, a distance of about one and one-half miles. 

AJay 21. Wagner Free Institute of Science opened by Gov- 
ernor Pollock. 

September 27. Masonic Hall, on Chestnut Street above Sev- 
enth, dedicated. 

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PHILADELPHIA 

1856 April 19. Police and Fire Alarm Telegraph established. 
May 13. Office of Chief of Police created. 

Streets first swept by revolving machine brooms. 

October I. Corner-stone of the Pennsylvania Hospital for 

the Insane laid. 
October 7. United States Agricultural Exhibit opened. 

1857 February 25. American Academy of Music, Broad and 

Locust Streets, first opened with operatic performance 

"II Trovatore." 
August I. Philadelphia Press established. 
December 13. Cathedral of SS. Peter and Paul dedicated. 

1858 January 20. Fifth and Sixth Streets Passenger Railway 

opened to the public. 
January 20. First Steam Fire Engine purchased by the 

city arrives. 
Church of the Holy Trinity, Nineteenth and Walnut Streets, 

built. 
September i. City celebrates laying of first Atlantic Cable. 

1859 Zoological Society founded; first in America. 
i860 Bethany Presbyterian Church opened. 

June 9. First Japanese Embassy to any country arrived at 
Philadelphia. 

October 9. Prince of Wales (King Edward) visited Phila- 
delphia. 
1861 January /if. National fast-day on account of fears of secession. 

February 2.2. President Lincoln raised "Star Spangled Ban- 
ner" over Independence Hall. 

April 13. Patriotic fervor stirred by news from Fort Sumter. 

Beginning of Civil War ; financed by Jay Cooke & Company. 

April 18. Sixth Massachusetts Regiment passed through 
Philadelphia on way to Washington. Attacked by mob 
in Baltimore. 

May 8. First artillery regiment, Pennsylvania volunteers, 
Col. Francis E. Patterson, leaves city for the South. 

May II. Col. Robert Anderson, hero of Fort Sumter, 
received in Independence Hall. 

May 14. First Regiment, National Guard of Pennsylvania, 
leaves for the War. 

May 18. Cooper-shop Volunteer Refreshment Saloon, which 
fed more than 600,000 soldiers passing through the city 
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PHILADELPHIA 

during the Civil War, opened on Otsego Street, near 
Washington Avenue. 
December 14. Christ Church Hospital opened. 

1862 April 20. Cathedral opened for vespers and papal hene- 

diction. 
Noz'ember 15. Union League organized. During the Civil 
War this organization raised fourteen regiments for 
active service. 

1863 January 26. Chestnut Street Theatre opened. 

Jiow 16. Mayor Henry issued proclamation calling citizens 

to the defense of the city. 
July II. First National Bank opened. 

1864 January 4. Philadelphia Evening Telegraph established. 
June 7. Great Sanitary Fair held in Logan Square for the 

benefit of LTnion soldiers. Visited by President Lincoln 

and wife June 16. 
October 4. Philadelphia and Erie Railroad opened. 
November 20. Cathedral of SS. Peter and Paul consecrated. 

1865 Fairmount Park dedicated. 

April 3. City illuminated in honor of fall of Richmond. 

April 15. Date of assassination of President Lincoln in 
Washington ; suspension of business and universal 
mourning in the City. 

April 22. Lincoln's body rested in state in Independence 
Hall. 

May 14. New house of the Union League, Broad and San- 
son! Streets, opened. 

July 4. Magnificent illumination and pyrotechnic display at 
Penn Square (site of the City Hall) in honor of the 
close of the Civil War. 

1866 June 20. Public Ledger building. Sixth and Chestnut 

Streets, opened. 

June 23. Chestnut Street Bridge opened. 

July 4. Reception to Battle Flags of Pennsylvania Regi- 
ments, returned to the State, held in Independence 
Square. 

1868 Reception to General McClellan. 

1869 May 29. Monument to Washington and Lafayette, Monu- 

ment Cemetery, dedicated. 
July 5. Washington Monument in front of Independence 
Hall, the gift of the public school children, dedicated. 
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PHILADELPHIA 

1870 May 14. Philadelphia Record first issued. 
Ridgeway Library, South Broad Street, built. 

1871 March 15. Paid Fire Department goes into operation. 
August 10. Construction of City Hall begun at Broad and 

Market Streets. 
September 22. Lincoln Monument on Fairmount Park 
Drive dedicated. 

1872 State Constitutional Convention held in Philadelphia. 
December 7. Corner-stone of new building of Pennsylvania 

Academy of the Fine Arts, Broad and Cherry Streets, 
laid. 

1873 September 18. Banking houses of Jay Cooke & Co. and 

E. W. Clarke & Co. closed their doors. 
September 25. Masonic Temple, Broad and .Filbert Streets, 
dedicated. 

1874 Zoological Garden, first and largest in America, opened. 
February 14. City Seal and Motto, "Philadelphia Maneto," 

adopted by City Councils. 

July 4. Girard Avenue bridge opened. 

July 4. Corner-stone of City Hall laid with Masonic cere- 
mony. 

1875 October 30. Corner-stone of the Acadeni}' of Natural 

Sciences laid. Opened May 2, 1876. 
November 21. Moody and Sankey, evangelists, held their 
first religious services in the old freight depot. Thir- 
teenth and Market Streets (present site of Wana- 
maker's). 

1876 May 10. Centennial Exhibition in Fairmount Park opened. 
September 28. Pennsylvania Day at Centennial; 2y^,ooo 

people in attendance. 
October 30. Girls' Normal School, Seventeenth and Spring 

Garden Streets, dedicated. 
November 10. Last day of Centennial Exhibition. 

1877 May 15. Ex-President U. S. Grant sailed from Philadelphia 

for his trip around the world. 
September ly. Jefferson Medical College opened. 

1878 First telephone exchange established. 

Dental School added to the University of Pennsylvania. 

1879 December. First electric lighting used in city in the store 

and warerooms of John Wanamaker, Thirteenth and 
Market Streets. 

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1880 Ground broken for Broad Street Station. 

1 881 December 3. Chestnut Street lighted by forty-seven electric 

lights. First electric street lights in the city. 

1882 October 6. Bi-Centennial of the founding of Germantown. 
October 22-27. Bi-Centennial Celebration of the landing of 

William Penn. 
William Penn's cottage (Letitia House) removed from 
original site near Second and Market Streets, to West 
Fairmount Park. 

1883 Ladies' Home Journal established. 

1884 March. New Post Office building, Ninth Street, between 

Market and Chestnut Streets, opened. 

1885 June I. New Charter of Philadelphia (The Bullitt Bill) 

approved. 

1887 September 15-17. Constitutional Centennial Celebration. 

1888 March 12. Great blizzard paralyzed business in Philadel- 

phia. 
i8go May 14. Philadelphia Bourse, only one in America, and 
largest in the world, established. 

1892 Foundation of the Wistar Institute of Anatomy, connected 

with the University of Pennsylvania. 

1893 Formal opening of the Reading Railway Terminal, Twelfth 

and Market Streets. 
1895 March 27. Offices of the City Government removed to the 
City Hall. 

1897 May 27. Washington Monument, at Green Street entrance 

to Fairmount Park, unveiled by President McKinley. 

1898 October 25-27. Peace Jubilee Celebration, commemorating 

the close of the Spanish-American War. 

1899 National Export Exposition, first in the commercial history 

of the United States, held in Philadelphia. 

April zy. President McKinley dedicated Grant Monument, 
Fairmount Park. 

December 31. Magnificent illumination of new City Hall 
and starting of the great clock at midnight in the pres- 
ence of a multitude of citizens. 



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Points of interest in Philadelphia, all of which 
are easily reached from the central part of the 
city, and ^vhich all visitors should see before 
they leave. 



TRANGERS to Philadelphia will find it a comparatively 
easy matter to locate any given address. Market Street 
is the east and west dividing line. All house numbers 
north of Market Street on cross streets, read NORTH ; 
those south of Market Street read SOUTH. Thus, 
1300 North Broad Street is thirteen squares north of Market 
Street ; 700 South Fifteenth Street is seven squares south of Market 
Street. 

Main streets running north and south are numbered Front, 
Second, Third, etc. Broad Street corresponds to what would be 
Fourteenth Street. Thus, 1500 Market Street is Fifteenth and 
Market Streets ; 3600 Market Street is Thirty-sixth and Market 
Streets. 

Fvery policeman in the city is specially instructed to direct 
strangers to any required destination. 




ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARTS— Broad and Cherry Streets. 
ACADEMY OF MUSIC— Broad and Locust Streets. The late 

King Edward, on his visit to the United States in the early 

sixties, attended a performance in the Academy, and the 

box he used has since been known as the "Prince of Wales 

Box." 
AMERICAN PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY — Independence 

Square, Fifth Street below Chestnut. Benjamin Franklin 

first president. 
BANK OF NORTH AMERICA— Oldest institution of its kind in 

America. Founded 1781 by Robert r^Iorris. 
BALDWIN LOCOMOTIVE WORKS— North Broad Street from 

Pennsylvania Avenue to Spring Garden Street, and west to 

Sixteenth Street. Employs 19,000 men. 

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BARTRAM'S GARDENS— Located between Fifty-third and 
Fifty-fourth Streets, Eastwick Avenue and the Schuylkill 
River. Once the home of John Bartram, the celebrated 
botanist. The park contains a huge cypress tree, said to be 
the largest specimen known. Take Darby cars. 

BETSY ROSS HOUSE— Arch Street, north side east of Third, 
where first American flag was made for George Washington, 
May, 1776. 

BOYS' CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL— Broad and Green Streets. 

CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL— Broad and Vine Streets. 

CURTIS BUILDING— Sixth to Seventh, Walnut to Sansom 
Streets. Home of the Ladies' Home Journal and Saturday 
Evening Post. 

BOURSE — Midway between Market and Chestnut Streets, from 
Fourth to Fifth Streets. Located in it are the Trades' 
League, Commercial Exchange, Maritime Exchange, Board 
of Trade, Grocers' and Importers' Exchange, Drug Exchange, 
Hardware, Merchants' and Manufacturers" Association, Coal 
Exchange, Oil Trade Association, Paint Club and National 
Association of Ad^anufacturers. 

BUILDERS' EXCHANGE— On Seventh Street, west side, mid- 
way between Chestnut and Market Streets. Headquarters 
of the Philadelphia Master Plumbers' Association. Also 
located here are the Lumbermen's Exchange, Stonecutters' 
Association, The Bricklayers' Company, The Master Car- 
penters, The Builders' Company, Master Plasterers' Associa- 
tion, Planing Mill Association, Master Painters' Association, 
Metal Roofers' Association. In addition, a Mechanical 
Trades' School is maintained here. Exhibition rooms open 
daily, 8 a. m. to 5 p. m. 

CONGRESS HALL— Southeast corner Sixth and Chestnut 
Streets, where George Washington was inaugurated Presi- 
dent of the United States for his second term in 1793, and 
John Adams as President in 1797. 

CARPENTERS' HALL— Head of small court running south from 
Chestnut Street, between Third and Fourth Streets. 
Erected 1724, where the first Continental Congress met. 

CATHEDRAL OF SS. PETER AND PAUL— Eighteenth Street, 
between Race and Vine Streets. First opened for services, 
Easter, 1863. 

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CHRIST CHURCH— Second Street, above Market. Erected 1695. 

Among the worshipers here were Washington, John Adams, 

Benjamin FrankHn and John Penn. 
COMMERCIAL MUSEUMS— Thirty-second and South Streets. 

Open daily. 
CRAMPS' SHIPYARD— Beach and Ball Streets. 
DREXEL INSTITUTE— Thirty-second and Chestnut Streets. 

Founded by the late Anthony J. Drexel. Opened December, 

1891. 
FRANKLIN'S GRAVE— Southeast corner Fifth and Arch Streets 

in Christ Church cemetery. 
FRANKLIN INSTITUTE— 15 South Seventh Street. Organized 

1824. 
FREE QUAKER MEETING HOUSE— Erected 1783. South- 
east corner Fourth and Arch Streets. 

GIRARD COLLEGE — Girard Avenue, from Ridge Avenue to 
West College Avenue. Founded by Stephen Girard, mer- 
chant and mariner. Opened January i. 1848. Passes can 
be obtained from office of Girard Trust, Twelfth Street, 
above Chestnut. 

GIRLS' HIGH SCHOOL— Seventeenth and Spring Garden 
Streets. 

GIRLS' NORMAL SCHOOL— Thirteenth and Spring Garden 
Streets. 

GLORIA DEI (OLD SWEDES) CHURCH— Front and Chris- 
tian Streets. Erected 1698. 

HORTICULTURAL HALL— West Fairmount Park. Originally 
built for the Centennial Exhibition, 1876. Contains many 
rare tropical plants. 

INDEPENDENCE HALL — Independence Square, Fifth and 
Sixth Streets, Chestnut and Walnut Streets. In the Hall are 
to be seen the Liberty Bell and many relics of the Revolu- 
tionary period. 

MANUFACTURERS' CLUB— Broad and Walnut Streets. 

MASONIC TEMPLE— Broad and Filbert Streets. Open daily 
from 10 a. m. to 2 p. m. 

MERCANTILE CLUB— Broad Street, above Jefferson. 

MERCANTILE LIBRARY— 18 South Tenth Street. Incorpo- 
rated 1822. Contains about 200,000 volumes. 

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MEMORIAL HALL— West Fairniount Park. Erected in 1876, 
for the Centennial Exhibition, at a cost of $1,500,000. Con- 
tains the valuable Wilstach Art Collection and many other 
interesting exhibits. 

METROPOLITAN OPERA HOUSE— Broad and Poplar Streets. 

NORTHEAST MANUAL TRAINING HIGH SCHOOL — 
Eighth Street and Lehigh Avenue. 

PENN TREATY PARK— Shackamaxon Street Wharf, on the 
Delaware. The site of the Treaty between Penn and the 
Indians in 1683. 

PENNSYLVANIA HISTORICAL SOCIETY — Thirteenth and 
Locust Streets. 

PENNSYLVANIA HOSPITAL— Occupies entire block at Ninth 
and Spruce Streets. Chartered 1752. 

PHILADELPHIA AQUARIUM— Fairmount Park, near Green 
Street entrance. 

PHILADELPHIA LIBRARY— Juniper and Locust Streets. Old- 
est subscription library in the United States. Founded by 
Benjamin Franklin, and others, July, 1731. 

PHILADELPHIA NAVY YARD — League Island — Foot of 

Broad Street. Take Fifteenth Street car. 
RIDGEWAY LIBRARY— Broad and Christian Streets. 

SOUTHERN MANUAL TRAINING HIGH SCHOOL— Broad 
and Jackson Streets. 

ST. PETER'S CHURCH— Third and Pine Streets. Erected in 
1758. Here lies buried Commodore Decatur. 

TEMPLE UNIVERSITY AND GRACE BAPTIST CHURCH 
— Broad and Berks Streets. 

UNITED STATES CUSTOM HOUSE— Chestnut Street be- 
tween Fourth and Fifth Streets. 

UNITED STATES MINT— Spring Garden Street from Sixteenth 
to Seventeenth Streets. 

UNITED STATES POST OFFICE BUILDING— Ninth Street, 
from Market to Chestnut Streets. 

UNION LEAGUE— Broad Street, from Sansom to Moravian 
Streets, and extending back to Fifteenth Street. 

UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA— Thirty-fourth Street and 
Woodland Avenue. Founded by Benjamin Franklin, 1740. 

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WASHINGTON MONUMENT— Green Street entrance to Fair- 
mount Park. The gift of the Pennsylvania Society of the 
Cincinnati. Unveiled by President McKinley in May, 1897. 
Cost about $250,000. 

WIDENER FREE LIBRARY— Northwest corner of Broad Street 
and Girard Avenue. Formerly the home of Mr. P. A. B. 
Widener, who donated it in memory of his wife to the city 
for library purposes. 

WIDENER HOME FOR CRIPPLED CHILDREN — Broad 
Street and Olney Avenue. 

WILLIAM PENN CHARTER SCHOOL— Twelfth and Clover 
Streets (below Market). Founded by William Penn 1701. 

WILLIAM PENN HIGH SCHOOL FOR GIRLS— Fifteenth and 
Wallace Streets. 

WILLIAM PENN HOUSE— Fairmount Park at western end of 
Girard Avenue bridge. The first brick building erected in 
Philadelphia. Originally erected near Second and Market 
Streets, but carefully removed to the Park in 1889. 

WILLOW GROVE — Twenty-three miles north from City Hall, on 
Old York Road. A delightful ride and a beautiful place to 
visit. Take trains from Reading Terminal or trolley cars 
on Thirteenth or Eighth Streets. 

ZOOLOGICAL GARDEN— In Fairmount Park, west side of the 
Schuylkill River, and close to Girard Avenue bridge. Covers 
thirty-three acres and contains many buildings devoted to 
the exhibition of animals and birds from all parts of the 
world. 



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A glimpse into the past, when Plumbers did 
not meet together to discuss questions of sani- 
tation or exchange ideas to further benefit 
themselves and the public. 



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ET'S take the Road to Yesterday 

To the Valley of Long Ago, 

When yon and I sat dreaming — 

Day Dreams , in the shadon' of the Dear Old Shop. 

And as we turn back the pages of the years, 
Recalling the scenes of our youth 
And renewing again the friendships of the past, 
Let's clasp the hand of those zee meet, 
And zueep for those zvho zvalk no more. . 
Dear Old Times — 
Let's call them hack again — 
And mingle ztnth the boys and girls of our youth 
On the Road to Yesterday. 



I am in a reminiscent mood today. My thoughts are traveling 
back through the stream of time to the day zuhen I shouldered a 
kit and began my apprenticeship to this business of plumbing. 
Some years have passed since then and some gray hairs have appeared 
in my head, but the scenes and incidents of my early days are 
passing in rapid rev^iezv before my mind, and I am living them over 
again as clearly as though it zvere indeed, but Yesterday. 

Those friends of my youth! Some have passed azvay, and at 
their graz'es I pause to lay in fond remembrance the zvreath of im- 
mortelles as a tribute to their memory. Some are zuith the living 
and I am sure that their minds zinll sometimes travel back as mine 
does to the things zee did in boyhood days. So I invite them to join 
zi'ith me and take this trip on the "Road to Yesterday." 

The Old Shop! Do yon remember the path zee trudged and 
hozv we slid by the office, hoping to dodge a hydra-headed monster, 
known as the bossF He seemed to have eyes everyzvhere and to 
our youthful minds appeared a creature zehose principal object in 

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life zvas to make the existence of the "cub" a burden. Hozv zve 
misjudged him, this boss! IV e could not realize then that he zvanted 
us to learn hozif to do things right. And do you remember the da\s 
Zi'hen the old tanks zvere lined and our part zvas to keep the round 
irons hot and be damned by lesser monsters — the "Journs;' those 
solder artists zvho could zvipe joints on broom-sticks or crozv-hars — 
mechanics — but of a time that zvill never return. 

Hozv hard those problems appeared to us, and hozv zee zvondered 
if zve should ever solve the mysteries of the vent and anti-syphou 
pipe, or "throzv the solder" as did those masters of ours in the 
Old Shop. We laugh nozv at the rude attempts of the men of those 
days after sanitation, and zvonder hozv the old bath-room outfits, 
lined tubs, boxed-up-sinks and pipes that alzvays froze in zvinter, 
ever passed as articles of comfort and health. They are gone, 
those specimens of crude plumbing. Only a memory of the past 
remains and zve are nozv a part of the system that has brought into 
use the sanitary appliances of the present day. Let us hope that 
"our boys" zvill bring into use many nezver and better ideas than zve 
have, and that it zvill be just as pleasant for th.ein, in the future, 
to look back to their early days as it is for us. 

I have again stepped from the past into the present and my 
thoughts are nozv of the National Association of Master Plumbers, 
hozv it started, hozv it developed, zvhat it has accomplished and 
of the good fellozvs in its ranks, but another pen zvill trace its 
history and another mind zvill take you from the "Road to Yesterday" 



to the Present. 



George F. Uber 




On the "Road to Yesterday" — "Rapid Transit" in Ye Olden Times 

The first turnpike road in the United States was from Philadelphia to Lancaster, 
62 miles, and was opened in 1794. 



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Frank J. Fee 

New York 
President National Association of Master Plumbers 




Purposes for vv^hich the National Association of 
Master Plumbers of the United States was or- 
ganized; officers for 1912-1913, and list of 
previous conventions. 



'HE National Association of Master Plumbers of the 
United States was organized in New York, in the latter 
part of 1882, and incorporated under the laws of the 
State of Delaware, November 30, 1903, for the follow- 
ing purposes : 
The advancement of sanitation and the encouragement 
of sanitary laws and the better enforcement thereof. 

The improvement of plumbing appliances and plumb- 
ing work. 

The education of the members of the craft in sanita- 
tion and in all that pertains to the best methods of con- 
ducting such business. 

The establishment of harmonious and equitable rela- 
tions between master plumbers, journeymen plumbers, 
and other employees, and manufacturers and jobbers in 
supplies used in the plumbing, heating, gas fitting and 
drainage business. 

The education of the apprentice in plumbing and the 
establishment of an apprenticeship system. 

The seal of the National Association bears this inscription: — 
"They Builded Better Than They Knew, N.A.M.P., U.S.A. Insti- 
tuted 1883, Incorporated 1903." 

The ofificers of the National Association, elected at Salt Lake 
City, Utah, July 18, 191 2, for the term ending with the adjourn- 
ment of the Thirty-first Annual Convention, at Philadelphia, June, 
1913. are as follows: — 

President 
Frank J. Fee New York 

Vice President 

Chris. Irving Denver, Col. 

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Officers of the National Association 

Chris Irving 
Vice-President 
Charles Murphy 
Director Secretary 



WilHam McCoach 

Treasurer 

S. Louis Barnes 



PHILADELPHIA 

Secretary 
Charles Murphy New York 

Treasurer 
William McCoach Philadelphia 

Directors 

A. C. Eynox Canton, Ohio. 

John Trainor Baltimore, Md. 

Jeremiah Sheehan St. Louis, Mo. 

W. H. Halsey Milwaukee, Wis. 

Robert E. Quinn Paterson, N. J. 

I. J. Brown New York, N. Y. 

Carl J. Stein Chicago, 111. 

S. Louis Barnes Philadelphia, Pa. 

Richard J. Welch Lowell, Mass. 

Thomas Haverty Los Angeles, Cal. 

Fred H. Gawthrop Wilmington, Del. 

National Vice Presidents 

Alabama Christopher Bailey .... Montgomery 

Arizona J. H. Mulrein Phoenix 

Arkansas A. V. Rogoski Little Rock 

California Edw. W. Crowell Los Angeles 

Colorado J. C. St. John Colorado Springs 

Connecticut Arthur J. McManus . . . .Hartford 

Delaware Isaiah N. Eaton Wilmington 

District of Columbia . William Conradis Washington 

Florida S. G. Bouis Jacksonville 

Georgia A. M. Smith Atlanta 

Idaho A. Adelmann Boise 

Illinois John W. Ward Rock Island 

Indiana William J. Wooley Evansville 

Iowa R. Knauer Des Moines 

Kansas E. D. Draper Kansas City 

Kentucky J. J. O'Neil Ashland 

Louisiana James H. Aitken New Orleans 

Maine P. A. Mahoney Portland 

Maryland .John B. Macfarlane Cumberland 

Massachusetts James S. Cassedy Cambridge 

Michigan William A. Decker Grand Rapids 

Minnesota George K. Belden Minneapolis 

Mississippi S. A. Carnes Laurel 

Missouri J. C. Brickey Kansas City 

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Directors of the National Association 
Carl J. Stein Robert E. Quinn 



John Trainor 



A. C. Eynon 



Fred H. Gawthrop 



PHILADELPHIA 

Montana R. G. Forbes Butte 

Nebraska J. C. Bixby Omaha 

Nevada F. W. Cook Fallon 

New Hampshire Fred T. Buxton Nashua 

New Jersey Harry J. Farrell Camden 

New Mexico F. M. Morgan Albuquerque 

New York Frank B. Lasette New York 

North Carolina S. M. Stevens Asheville 

Ohio Harry S. Smith Warren 

Oklahoma D. W. Fitts Oklahoma City 

Oregon W. N. Smith Astoria 

Pennsylvania Charles K. Will Lancaster 

Rhode Island Thomas E. Manney Providence 

South Carolina A. D. Palmer Columbia 

South Dakota L. H. Skiff Brookings 

Tennessee W. W. Cronin Memphis 

Texas Joseph Netzer Laredo 

LTtah Charles J. Higson Salt Lake City 

Virginia A. W. Fairer Norfolk 

Washington M. Isbester Spokane 

West Virginia Robert W. Kyle Wheeling 

Wisconsin Jacob Schuh Milwaukee 

Wyoming Jett E. Nash Cheyenne 



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Directors of the National Association 

Richard J. Welch Thomas Haverty 

William H. Halsey 
Jeremiah Sheehan I. J. Brown 



PHILADELPHIA 

The previous Conventions of the National Association, with 
place of meeting and the name of each President elected, are as 
follows : 



Year 
1883 
1884 
1885 
1886 
1887 
1888 
1889 
1890 
1891 
1892 

1893 
1894 

1895 
1896 
1897 
1898 
1899 
1900 
1 901 
1902 
1903 
1904 

1905 
1906 
1907 
1908 
1909 
1910 
1911 
1912 



Where Held President President's Address 

New York, N. Y. . . Col. George D. Scott . New York 

Baltimore, Md Andrew Young Chicago 

St. Louis, Mo James Allison Cincinnati 

Deer Park, Md James Allison Cincinnati 

Chicago, 111 John Byrne New York 

Boston, Mass John Trainor Baltimore 

Pittsburgh, Pa Ed. J. Hannan Washington, D. C. 

Denver, Col Robert Griffith Chicago 

Cincinnati, Ohio . . .Joseph A. MACDONALD*.New York City 
Washington, D. C. .Jeremiah Sheehan .. .St. Louis 
Milwaukee, Wis.. . .Daniel G. Finnerty. .Boston 

Detroit, Mich John Mitchell New York 

Philadelphia, Pa.. . .James Meathe Detroit 

Qeveland, Ohio . . .William H. Doyle . . . Philadelphia 
New York, N. Y. . . Thomas P. Culloton . Chicago 
San Antonio, Tex. . Samuel L. Malcolm . . New York 

New Orleans, La. . . P. M. Murphy Chicago 

Baltimore, Md P. Tierney Providence 

Kansas City, Mo. . . E. D. Hornbrook Kansas City 

Atlantic City, N. J..E. D. Hornbrook Kansas City 

San Francisco, Cal. . E. D. Hornbrook Kansas City 

St. Louis, Mo David Craig Boston 

Atlanta, Ga Charles T. Boyd Chicago 

Atlantic City, N. J. . R. B. Moodie Dayton, Ohio 

Louisville, Ky T. A. Hill New York 

Boston, Mass W. H. Halsey Milwaukee 

Detroit, Mich Walter D, Nolan . . . .Washington, D. C. 

Chicago, 111 A. Selden Walker . . .East Orange, N. J, 

Galveston, Tex. . . . Alfred C. Eynon .... Canton, Ohio 
Salt Lake Citv, L'tah.FRANK T. Fee New York • 



*Died October, 1891, and was succeeded by Jeremiah Sheehan, 
of St. Louis. A^ice President. 



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PROGRAMME 

Monday, June i6 
9 A. M. — Opening- of Headquarters, Bellevue-Stratford. 

Arrival and Registration of Delegates. 
8 P. M. — Reception to visiting Delegates and their ladies, by the 
members of the Philadelphia Master Plumbers' 
Association and Ladies, Ball Room, Bellevue- 
Stratford. 

Tiiesday, June ly 
10 A. M. — Thirty-first Annual Convention, Ball Room, Bellevue- 
Stratford. 
Invocation. 
Address of Welcome by the Mayor of Philadelphia, 

Hon. Rudolph Blankenburg. 
Address of Welcome by Edward F. Roberts, President 
of the Philadelphia Master Plumbers' Association. 
Response by Frank J. Fee, of New York, President of 

( the National Association. 
Appointment of Committees on Credentials, Resolu- 
tions, etc. 
President's Report. 
Treasurer's Report. 
2 P. M. — Report of Committees and Regular order of business. 
2 P. M. — Automobile sightseeing tour of the city for the Phila- 
delphia and visiting Ladies. 

Wednesday, June i8 

10 A. M. ) „ . ,. 

Convention discusses reports. 



2 P. M. 

1 p. M. — Luncheon in Roof Garden, Bellevue-Stratford, to the 

Philadelphia and visiting Ladies. 
9 P. M. — Reception and Dance, Ball Room, Bellevue-Stratford. 

Thursday, June ip 
lo A. M. — Convention receives reports of Special Committees, and 
proceeds with nominations. 

2 P. M. — Annual Election of Officers and appointment of 

Committees. 
2 P. M. — Special tours for the Philadelphia and visiting Ladies 

to points of historic interest. 
8 P. M. — Theatre Party for Delegates and Ladies. 

Friday, June 20 
I P. M. — Automobile ride for Delegates and Ladies through 
Fairmount Park and thence to Willow Grove for 
dinner and entertainment. Special train at 10.30 
P. M. returning to the citv. 
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Brief sketch of the Philadelphia Master Plumb- 
ers' Association, ho^v and vv^hen organized, 
and a revievv^ of the benefits it offers to its 
members. 




ROM the date of its organization in January, 1883, the 
same year in which the National Association was insti- 
tuted, to the present time, the Philadelphia Master 
Plumbers' Association has been of the greatest value 
to the members of the craft in this city. Not only has 
the Philadelphia Association been of distinct value in a business 
sense to all the plumbers of the city, but it has also been the means 
of bringing the members of the craft together like one great family 
so that there could be an interchange of ideas and sociability. 

In fact, the members of the Philadelphia Association of Master 
Plumbers feel that one of the greatest purposes for which they were 
organized was that of sociability and friendship. While competi- 
tion will always be keen in business, the Philadelphia plumber of 
today never hesitates to meet his competitor with a kind word and 
enter into competition with him upon an honest and sincere basis. 
In January, 1883, immediately after the National Association 
was formed, a meeting of the master plumbers of Philadelphia was 
called by George F. Uber and Harry Burke, at which the Philadel- 
phia Association was formally launched. The initial meeting, which 
was w^ell attended, was held at the southwest corner of Thirteenth 
and Mt. Vernon Streets. Among those who were present on that 
occasion and who pointed out the value of such an organization for 
the benefit of the Master Plumbers of Philadelphia, were Col. George 
D. Scott, of New York, the first President of the National Associa- 
tion ; Joseph A. Macdonald, of New York, who became President 
of the National Association in 189 1 ; T. T. Burns, also of New York, 
and several others. It did not require much oratory to convince 
the Philadelphia Master Plumbers of the wisdom of organizing and 
committees on Constitution and By-Laws, Membership, Finance, 
etc., were named. Upon the adoption of a resolution on organiza- 
tion, the following temporary officers were elected to serve until a 
permanent organization could be effected : 

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Edward F. Roberts . 

President Philadelphia Master Plumbers' Association 



PHILADELPHIA 

President Harry Burke 

Vice President William Lindsay 

Secretary Enoch Remick 

Treasurer George F. Uber 

On February 19, 1883, the various committees made their 
reports, after which the Philadelphia Master Plumbers' Association 
was duly organized and the original temporary officers were form- 
ally elected to serve for the ensuing year. On January, 1885, the 
Philadelphia Association was chartered with the following charter 
members : 

John J. Weaver William W. Mensinger 

William M. Wright Enoch Remick 
Albert M. Hicks George T. Gabell 

A. G. Bond John E. Eyanson 

William Harkness, Jr. George F. Uber 

At the present time the Philadelphia Association has a mem- 
bership of close upon four hundred, which is eighty per cent, of 
the total number of registered plumbers in the city. The officers for 
the present year are : 

President Edward F. Roberts 

Vice Presidents William Boal 

George F. Uber 
Samuel W. Barnes 
D. F. DuRKiN, Jr. 
George Moeller 

Secretary S. Louis Barnes 

Treasurer H. B. Lentz 

Sergeant at Arms Elvin H. Mackav 

Directors 
R. H. Pflug-Felder Fred P. Speth 

H. L. Righter Thomas B. Sutch 

Martin J. Morgan 

Solicitor Charles S. Wood, Esq. 

As to what the Philadelphia Association has accomplished dur- 
ing its thirty years of existence, much could be written. It has 
banded the master plumbers together in a way which nothing else 
could ever have accomplished; it has acted at all times officially in 

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George F. Uber 

Chairman of the General Committee on Arrangements Thirty-first 

Annual Convention National Association Master 

Plumbers of the United States 



PHILADELPHIA 

the interests of the craft in general and never for any selfish pur- 
poses or for individual benefits ; it has built up an organization which 
commands the highest respect, not only of official Philadelphia, but 
the respect and confidence of the entire public of the city, and it has 
also been the means of successfully bringing about the high standard 
of good fellowship among its members. No better illustration of 
the cordiality which exists in the large membership is to be found 
than at any of the meetings of the Association. Matters of interest 
to the trade and to the members are presented and fully discussed 
without the slightest discord. For thirty years this has been the 
rule at all the meetings and it is doubtful whether any other organiza- 
tion — trade or social — can present such a history of harmony. It 
is no wonder that many very complimentary references have been 
made during the past to the unmatched success of the Philadelphia 
Master Plumbers' Association and the protection it has given to its 
members. 

One of the important and successful features of the Philadelphia 
Association is that known as the Labor Bureau. This was established 
in 1906 and during the seven years of its existence has provided for 
its members a means of securing good help, thus correcting a number 
of the abuses incident to the employing of labor. On a number of 
occasions, this Bureau has assisted Master Plumbers' Associations of 
other cities and helped locals in the establishing of similar Bureaus. 
Originally the Bureau was in charge of a business agent, who, while 
attending to the general business of association agent, devoted a 
portion of his time to the duties of the Bureau, but the results were 
not satisfactory. After several experiences with salaried agents, the 
work of the Labor Bureau became part of the regular Association 
business and was placed in charge of one of the members. The 
Association then installed and has since maintained an office for the 
Labor Bureau at 1613 Pine Street, completely equipped with card 
files, telephones, working quarters for a resident clerk and offices for 
the member in charge of the work. D. F. Durkin, Jr., is the present 
manager of the Bureau. 

The system of card files installed show the different classes of 
labor that may be used in the business of Plumbing and Heating, such 
as Plumber, Plumber and Fitter, Fitter, Laborer. Plumber's Helper, 
Fitter's Helper, Plumber's Apprentice, Office Boy, Bookkeeper, etc. 
Applications are received from any person desiring a position in any 
of these classes, and the applicant's name, age, address and former 
employers' names placed on a card. When calls for help are received 
from the Master Plumber (member of the Philadelphia Association) 

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Officers and Committeemen Philadelphia Master Plumbers' Association 
Harry B. Lentz Robert J. Long Fred P. Speth 

William H. Doyle William Boal Robert J. Hoben 

George Moeller Jacob Bugger E. H. Mackay 



PHILADELPHIA 

these cards are referred to and in most cases it is possible for the 
Labor Bureau to immediately give valuable information concerning 
the character, ability and earning capacity of the applicants. 

The rules adopted for the Labor Bureau are as follows : 

"This Bureau has been organized and is maintained by the Phila- 
delphia Master Plumbers' Association, for the use of its members in 
good standing. All others not members of the Association desiring 
to use the Bureau must apply to the President of the Association and 
upon his written order, access will be given to the files. 

"All applicants for positions are invited to register and the 
Bureau will use every endeavor to place competent persons in good 
positions. No expense is placed upon the applicant and there is no 
favoritism. Character and ability are the tests of fitness. 

"This Bureau does not regulate wages or the hours of labor. The 
applicant is permitted to make his own terms. 

"This Bureau will, however, keep a record of all applicants regis- 
tered at the office and will secure this information through its 
Association members. 

"When a position is secured for an applicant a card with full 
instructions will be mailed or given at the office. 

"It is the duty of all applicants registered at the Bureau to keep 
the clerk fully informed as to whether they are employed or unem- 
ployed. Two sets of files are used, the employed are so marked vmless 
they report to the contrary. 

"Any member of the Association in good standing shall have 
full access to this Bureau and when in need of help shall be given 
prompt consideration. 

"All calls shall be filed in the order received. They may be sent 
through mail, by telephone or in person. 

"When a member applies for help the list of applicants of the 
class will be given, with such information as the Bureau may have 
with the salary asked for by the applicant. 

"It is the duty of all members using this Bureau to report on 
all the employees they have in their shops and to make further 
reports on all persons hired or discharged during the year with a 
record of their character and ability. 

"During busy season it is not always possible to furnish first- 
class help. The Bureau will send out the best in all cases where it 
is possible to obtain them. When it is not a record may be had of 
the deficiencies of the person sent. 

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Officers and Committeemen Philadelphia Master Plumbers' Association 

Harry L. Righter Thomas B. Sutch Gregor Drummond 

D. F. Durkin, Jr. Samuel W. Barnes 

Martin J. Morgan Robert H. Pflug-Felder R. H. Watson 



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"Members before hiring any help at their shops should call the 
Bureau. We may have their record and save you the cost of experi- 
menting. 

"Office hours of The Labor Bureau are from 8 a. m. to 5 p. m. 
and 12 m. on Saturdays, at 161 3 Pine Street, Philadelphia, Pa." 

Another important feature of the Philadelphia Master Plumbers' 
Association is the Credit Information Bureau, in charge of Robert 
H. Pflug-Felder, with offices at the southeast corner of Eighth and 
Norris Streets.^ This Bureau was established by the Board of 
Directors of the Philadelphia Association in February, 1912, and 
Mr. Pflug-Felder was requested to establish the work. Through 
his individual efforts Credit Information Bureau has, at the present 
time, a file of more than 120,000 credit reports on individuals, firms 
and corporations. All the records are properly indexed and so 
arranged that information can be furnished promptly in answer to 
a telephone call. The information is furnished to the members of 
the Association without cost. Based on information given to the 
Bureau, it is estimated that this credit service, during the first year 
of operation, has prevented possible or likely loss to the extent of 
between $30,000 and $40,000. 

Among the many features of the Master Plumbers' Association 
of Philadelphia that serve to concentrate the interest and loyalty of 
the members, the "Beneficial Fund" holds a conspicuous place. It 
consists of an organization limited to the members of the Association, 
that secures to the widow or family of each deceased member the 
payment of a sum equal to $2.00 from each of the members enrolled. 

This payment is made immediately upon proof of the death of 
a member, and is intended to relieve the widow or family of the 
deceased member from some of the cares and expenses incident to 
his sickness and death, and being payable to his widow or family, it 
is not liable for attachment for any debt. 

The operation of the Beneficial Fund has made manifest the 
fact that the men engaged in the plumbing art enjoy long lives. 
During the past twenty years with an average of nearly four hundred 
members in the Master Plumbers' Association of Philadelphia, there 
have been but eighteen deaths, and during the past four years only 
two deaths have occurred among the members of the Beneficial Fund. 

The collection and disbursement of the Beneficial Fund is man- 
aged without the payment of any charge for services, or a 
commission of any kind. The President, Secretary and Treasurer 
of the Master Plumbers' Association act as the President, Secretary 
and Treasurer of the Beneficial Fund, and all members of the Master 

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Ladies' Reception Committee 

Mrs. Robert J. Hoben Mrs. William McCoach Mrs. M. Uber Nazel 

Mrs. Harry L. Righter 
Mrs. H. L. Hurlburt Mrs. Jacob Bugger Mrs. George Moeller 



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Plumbers' Association of Philadelphia, who are in sound health at 
the time of making their application, are eligible to membership. 

At the Thirtieth Annual Convention held at Salt Lake City, 
Utah, July, 19 12, Philadelphia was selected as the meeting place 
for the Thirty-first Annual Convention. That news was received 
with the greatest pleasure by all the members of the Philadelphia 
Master Plumbers' Association, and steps were taken at once to pre- 
pare for the convention, with the hope that it would be the most 
successful and profitable in the history of the National Association. 

President Roberts appointed George F. Uber as chairman of 
the general committee for the Convention arrangements, and he 
was given able assistance by a number of the leading members of 
the Philadelphia Association. The ladies who were appointed on 
the Ladies' Reception Committee enlisted in their work with the 
greatest enthusiasm. 

The Committees in charge of all the arrangements are as 
follows : 

General Committee on Arrangements. — George F. Uber, 
Chairman; William McCoach, Harry B. Lentz, D. F. Durkin, 
William Boal, Gregor Drummond, Jacob Bugger, Robert J. Hoben, 
Harry L. Righter, William H. Doyle. George Moeller, R. H. 
Watson, Samuel W. Barnes, Edward F. Roberts, President Ex-Of- 
iicio; S. Louis Barnes, Secretary. 

Hotel Committee. — William McCoach, Chairman; S. Louis 
Barnes, George F. Uber, George Moeller. Edward F. Roberts, 
Harry B. Lentz. 

Publicity Committee. — William H. Doyle, Chairman; Joseph 
T. Kinsley, Robert H. Pflug-Felder, S. Louis Barnes, Christopher 
J. Doyle. 

Finance Committee.— George F. Uber, Chairman; Samuel W. 
Barnes, Harry Boon, Joseph Scholl. Harry L. Righter, J. Crawford 
Bartlett, Richard H. Watson, William White, Robert J. Hoben, 
Thomas F. Dempsey, George Moeller, Martin J. Morgan, William 
M. Anderson, D. F. Durkin. Jr., Robert J. McNally, Louis J. Som- 
mer, Joseph T. Kinsley, John A. Lang, William McCoach. 

Exhibition Committee. — Harry B, Lentz, Chairman; Gregor 
Drummond, Robert H. Pflug-Felder, Harry K. Bisbing, Martin 
J. Morgan. 

Entertainment Committee.— B. F. Durkin, Jr., Chairmm; 
John J. Melon, Richard Ormrod. H. J. Schisselbauer, Joseph 

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Ladies' Reception Committee 

Mrs. Samuel VV. Barnes Mrs. Edward F. Roberts Mrs. William Boal 

Mrs. S. Louis Barnes 
Mrs. D. F. Durkin, Jr. Mrs. Francis T. Withim Mrs. A. L. Drummond 



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Stewart, Robert B. McFarland, J. Gilbert Lowener, Graham W. 
Long, Frank Kramer, James J. Kennedy, Jr., Ernest W. A. Dyke, 
George S. Holmes, Norman W. C. Uber, Louis J. Sommer, Jr., 
Wm. V. Kettlewell, John J. Murray, John A. Quinn, George W. C. 
Roddy, Thomas H. Rhodes, H. B. Wall, Evan T. Pennock, Howard 
Neilson, Walter C. Morrison, Jr., James P. Moloney, Joseph 
Kearney, George W. Wismer, Charles Jann, Christopher J. Doyle, 
Frank Horowitz, Henry E. Hendrickson, Joseph M. McGinnis, 
Robert J. Long, John Love, James P. Fitzgerald, Edward A. Elker, 
James S. Ferguson, Francis T. Witham, John V. McNally, Dennis 
V. Kennedy, Joseph T. Kinsley, William H. Ambrose, George 
Moeller, ' Charles Moran, George C. Renter, John F. Ford, Harry 
L. Righter, Paul Menges, George E. McLaughlin, Thomas Dormer, 
Harry J. Black, Walter H. Nash. 

Information Committee. — William Boal, Chairman; George 
Azone, William R. Boal, William L. Bodenstine, E. K. Boulais, 
B. Frank 'Britton, William R. Busby, Thomas J. Casey, Sheridan 
Cave, Monte Cleland, George H. Clark, Thomas D. Clark, Harry 
Askowitch, William D. Davis, Howard V. Gadsby, Edward Habb, 
Frank Joy, John A. Lang, Samuel G. Reilly, Francis H. Naylor, 
Jr., Wm. J. McCuliff, Ronald A. Needham, A. L. Boorse, George 

A. Cooke. 

Badge Committee. — Gregor Drummond, Chairman; Harold C. 
Asquith, William C. Cooley, Milton L. Hamilton, Oscar A. Kahler, 
Richard L. Martin, Lewis Morford, Albert F. Stoltz, Elwood B. 
Story, John J. Kelly, E. P. Rickly, Walter R. Ross, Howard Smith, 
Fred P. Speth, Edward J. Toy, Edwin F. Uscher, Andrew Wanner, 
Harry L. Stilwell. 

Souvenir Committee. — Jacob Bugger, Chairman; George W. 
England, Hugh McElwee, Fred P. Speth, Isaac S. Shreeve, 
Thomas B. Sutch, John A. Quinn, Frederick Weidemann, George 

B. Wills, Louis Specht, John Harley, William T. Finley, Walter 
N. Rhodes, Joseph M. Seiberlich, Robert G. Weir, Daniel D. 
Whealin, William B. Fox, George Caldwell, J. Harry Wohlfeld, 
Frank Michelbach, Ephraim Catsifif, Otto A. Einholz, J. Ernest 
Schenck, John T. Harnett, James M. Jerman. 

Printing Committee. — Robert J. Hoben, Chairman; William 
M. Anderson, George B. Grey, Alexander M. Barclay, William J. 
Beatty, Harry K. Bisbing, Harry Boon, George R. Burlingame, 
Harry L. Hurlbert, Thomas F. Dempsey, Joseph C. Flynn, Eugene 

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Ladies' Reception Committee 

Mrs. Thomas B. Sutch Mrs. L. E. Gebhardt Mrs. Robert H. Pflug-Felder 

Mrs. Harry B. Lentz 
Mrs. J. G. Lowener Miss M. R. Murphy Mrs. Christopher J. Doyle 



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Quindlen, Thomas J. Brennan, Hugh McMichael, George C. Gray, 
Gilbert W. Arnold, Walter E. Lammond, J. Gilbert Lowener, 
Edward T. Matthews, John McCann, Harry C. Mellon, George J. 
Noon, William J. Walter, Charles Wilkinson, Joseph T. Kinsley, 
William S. Doyle, Walter G. Boehringer. 

Reception Couimittee. — Harry L. Righter, Chairman; Frank 
D. Toy, Henry C. Worrall, George F. Uber, Walter M. Staake, 
Samuel W. Barnes, George Moeller, Theodore J. Borden, John A. 
Long, John P. Ensslen, George W. Hicks, Elvin H. Mackay, God- 
frey Krouse, Jr., William M. Sample, D. F. Durkin, Jr., William 
W. Myers, John V. McNally. 

Ladies' Auxiliary. — Mrs. Harry L. Righter, Chairman; Mrs. 
William McCoach, Mrs. Edward F. Roberts, Mrs. S. Louis Barnes, 
Secretary; Mrs. Samuel W. Barnes, Mrs. Wm. Boal, Mrs. Harry 
B. Lentz, Mrs. R. H. Pflug-Felder, Mrs. Robert J. Hoben, Mrs. 
Francis T. Witham, Mrs. George Moeller, Mrs. Jacob Bugger, 
Mrs. H. L. Hurlbert, Mrs. Oiristopher J. Doyle, Mrs. Thomas B. 
Sutch, Mrs. J. Gilbert Lowener, Mrs. M. U. Nazel, Mrs. Thomas 
J. Barry, Mrs. M. Drummond, Miss Sarah Durkin, Miss Murphy, 
Mrs. L. E. Gebhardt. 



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First Public Trades School in America to 
teach plumbing and other trades, established 
in Philadelphia in 1906, meeting w^ith unquali- 
fied success from the beginning. 




N OCTOBER, 1906, the Board of Public Education of 

Philadelphia opened the first public trades school in 

America. The above statement in itself tells a big story, 

for it will not be long before vocational training of the 

mind of the young man will be a distinct feature with 

the public school systems in all large cities in the country. In 

Philadelphia, this special work met with marked success from the 

start and has attracted much attention. 

A few words of the public school system in Philadelphia will 
be interesting here. In addition to High Schools for boys and 
girls, there are 320 separate school buildings, with a teaching force 
exceeding 4000 and an enrollment of students in excess of 165,000. 
The total average cost per pupil per year is $33.66 and the gross 
outlay for education about $8,000,000 per year. 

The Public Trades School is maintained in a school building at 
Twelfth and Locust Streets, where are conducted day and night 
classes, with instruction in these trades — Architectural and Mechan- 
ical Drafting, Bricklaying, Carpentry, Electrical Construction, House 
and Sign Painting, Pattern Making, Plumbing, Printing and Sheet 
Metal Work. 

The day school is conducted from 9 a. m. until 3.30 p. m. and 
is open to young men who have completed the grammar school 
course, or who are fifteen years of age and able to carry on the work 
of the school. About half of the school day is spent in the shops 
and half in the class rooms, where drawing, mathematics, English, 
and the science of the trades are taught. After a three year course, 
the day students are graduated and granted diplomas by the Board 
of Public Education. These graduates are not classed as journey- 
men, but they start well along in their trades with a foundation 
upon which they can become the highest type of mechanic. Many 
young men attend the day school for a year or two in order to get 
a start in their trade before taking a position. 

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The Evening School from its organization has been a great 
aid to young men desirous of advancing in the trades of their 
selection. From 7.30 to 9.30 the school work is carried on, and 
the demand for instruction has been so great that every year 
hundreds of young men apply for admission who cannot be accom- 
modated because of lack of space. This will be remedied in the near 
future as it is the plan of the Board of Public Education to establish 
Vocational Schools in different sections of the city. 

The Evening Term covers six months and extends from the 
last of September to the end of March. None of the classes are in 
session more than three evenings a week, but because of the large 
enrollment, most of the shops are open five nights every week, and 
two classes alternate in attendance. This arrangement makes it 
possible to accommodate a double class with an average attendance 
of five hours per week. 

To give some idea of the thoroughness of the several courses, 
the following tables show the subjects upon which the student must 
show efficiency : 

Architectural and Mechanical Drafting — Drawing, Phys- 
ics, Mathematics : mensuration, algebra, geometry and trigonom- 
etry. 

Bricklaying, Carpentry and Pattern ^Making — Shopwork, 
Drawing (Architectural or Mechanical as related to trade) and 
Mathematics : mensuration and simple accounts. 

Electrical Construction — Shop work and Theory of Elec- 
tricity and Magnetism, Physics, including elementary electricity, 
Mathematics : mensuration, algebra, one book of geometry and 
elements of trigonometry, and Drawing. 

Electrical Wiring — A special course entitling pupils to cer- 
tificate, but not to a diploma. 

Plumbing — Shop work and theory. Mathematics : mensuration 
and simple accounts. 

Printing — Shop work, English (spelling and punctuation). 
Mathematics : percentage and simple accounts. 

Sheet Metal Work — Shop work. Mathematics : mensuration 
and simple accounts. 

House and Sign Painting — Shop work, Mathematics: men- 
suration and simple accounts. 

In several of the classes because of the demand for instruction 
only those young men are admitted who are regularly employed at 
those trades during the day. Out of this arrangement has grown 

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a cooperation between the master associations and the school which 
has resulted in a great increase in the efficiency of the school work. 
In the trade of plumbing the Master Plumbers' Association has 
for several years sent committees of its members to visit the school 
and advise with the principal and teachers as to the subject matter 
to be presented to the students and the manner of presentation, and 
at the close of the term has given gold watches to the best boys in 
the class. The visits by the employers have been a great inspiration 




The Graduating Class of June, 1912, in Plumbing and Electrical Construction 



to the boys and the advice has been of great help to the principal 
and teachers. Mr. Richard H. Watson, the grand old man of the 
plumbing trade in Philadelphia, has for two years given a gold 
school fob as a prize to one of the members of each graduating 
class. 

In June, 1912, the first class in plumbing was graduated from 
the Philadelphia Trades School. The cut accompanying this article 
shows the type of young men in attendance at the school. Five 
members of this class have already been granted masters' licenses, 
and fourteen of them have passed the examination required by law 

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for a journeyman's license. The others have not yet reached the 
age of twenty-one. 

Last June there were twenty-six graduates from the evening 
school in the trades of plumbing and electrical construction. Twenty- 
six young men, who, by attendance at evening school for terms 
varying from four to six years, accumulated the required credits in 
shop and classroom work. Every member of this class is now 
employed at his trade. 

In developing the course of study for the plumbing classes, it 
has been the aim of the school authorities to plan work which would 
give to the plumbers' apprentices the knowledge of the science and 
practice of their trade wdiich would make them the highest type 
of workman. Having in the classes only those young men who 
work at the trade during the day, it has been possible to eliminate a 
large amount of actual shop work from the school work and spend 
the time either in the presentation of matters of science or of 
practice which could not be had during the regular work of the day. 
Following is the outline of the work in theory and practice : 

COURSE IN PLUMBING 
First Year 

1. Plumbers' tools and their use. 

2. Jointing — flux used in soldering, solder. 

3. Materials for drains, soil, waste and vent pipe. 

4. Fittings for drains, soil, waste and vent pipe. 

5. Materials for supply pipes, jointing, etc. 

6. Supporting pipes, lead, cast iron, etc. 

7. Location of traps. 

8. Plumbing fixtures ; small fixtures. 

9. Size of waste pipes for different fixtures. 

10. Size of soil pipes for water closets and small fixtures. 

11. Size of soil pipes for branch lines. 

12. Location of air inlets, vents, traps, etc. 

13. Rain water conductors. Method of determining size. 

14. Water closets, siphon jet, washout, washdown, siphon, range, 

latrines, hoppers, etc. 

15. Urinals; method of supplying with water. 

16. Water closet tanks, special valve device. 

17. Location of water closets and urinals. 

18. Ventilation of water closet apartments. 

19. Area of drainage for different sizes of pipe. 

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20. Ventilation of drainage systems, offsetting vertical soil and vent 

fixtures. 

21. Yard and area drains, size and kind of cesspools. 

22. Traps — treatise. 

23. Arrangement of drain, soil and vent pipes. 

24. Air lock, cause and prevention. 

25. Test for drainage systems. Method of applying. 

Second Year 

1. Sewers and sewerage systems. 

2. Principles of house drainage. 

3. Detail of drainage construction, loop system. 

4. Detail of drainage construction, back air of countervent. 

5. Detail of drainage construction, continuous vent. 

6. Legal requirements in connection with above. Atmospheric 

pressure. 

7. Loss of trap seals. Siphonage. 

8. Loss of trap seals. Capillary attraction. 

9. Evaporation, condensation and distillation. 

10. Filtration, water supply, coagulum, etc. 

11. Heads of water, pressure. 

12. House supply tanks, capacity, weight of water. 

13. Principles of hot water circulation. 

14. Circulating range boilers, water fronts, etc. 

15. Circulating range boilers, direct pressure, tank pressure. 

16. Return system of hot water supply. 

17. Errors in hot water circulation. 

18. Double boilers, boilers on different floors, and method of con- 

nection. 

19. Hot water generators, temperature. 

20. Pneumatic water supply. 

21. Ventilating shafts, areas. 

22. Air chambers, vibration, etc. 

23. By pass in drainage systems. 

24. Air lock, cause and prevention. 

25. Drainage of fixtures below sewer level, sewage lifts, ejectors. 

Third Year 

1. Composition of water. 

2. Artesian wells, deep wells, ordinary dug wells, bored wells, 

springs, etc. 

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3. Causes of pollution of water supply. 

4. Method of supplying country houses by hydraulic rams, pumps, 

windmills, etc. 

5. Air, of what it is composed. 

6. Compressibility of air. 

7. Causes of vitiation. 

8. Humidity, humidizing, washing, etc. 

9. Planning drainage and construction. 

10. Reading and measuring plumbing from plans. 

11. Correcting defective plumbing plans. 

12. Sew'age disposal for country houses. 

13. Light wells, leaching wells, broad irrigation. 

14. Subsoil irrigation, septic tank system. 

15. Bacterial action in septic tanks, disposal of effluent. 

16. Method of preparing fields for reception of sewage. 

17. Storage tanks and overflow. 

18. Plumbing systems for hospitals and institutions. 

19. Plumbing systems for factories and mills. 

20. Plumbing systems for office and store buildings. 

21. Plumbing systems for apartment and tenement houses. 

22. Process for obtaining permits, license, etc. 

Fourth Year 

Drawing — Architectural, with emphasis on plumbing plans. 

Mathematics — Review of the fundamental processes ; addition, 
subtraction, multiplication and division ; fractions, percentage, square 
root, mensuration, bookkeeping. 

Business Methods — Bonds, notes, drafts, interest, discount, per- 
centage, checks, receipts, bills, etc. 

The teachers in the plumbing section are all plumbers with 
years of experience. Mr. John S. Bross, in charge of Theory and 
Practice, is Assistant Chief Inspector of the House Drainage Divi- 
sion of the Bureau of Health, and Secretary of the Board of 
Plumbers' Examiners. Mr. George R. Jaggard and Mr. George S. 
Barnholt, the shop instructors, are both journeymen working as 
foremen at the trade during the day. 



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If it isn't Electric 
It isn't Modern ! 



FOR Illuminating or Power purposes, for 
Advertising and Household uses, the 
ELECTRIC method is the best method — 
it is the greatest known agency for economy, 
efficiency and sanitation in the home or place 
of business, at the disposal of the public. 

You no longer see big, successful places of 
business in this or other cities where Electricity 
is not employed, and a completely equipped, 
modern and convenient dwelling is an impos- 
sibility without this agency. 

Fully realizing the vital importance of 
applied Electricity to every community, this 
Company is furnishing and will continue to 
furnish a high-grade service at reasonable rates. 

You can obtain Electricity everywhere for 
everything in the city from 

The Philadelphia Electric Co. 

lOth and Chestnut Streets 



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Approved by Philadelphia Board of Health 

I X L Anti-Freezing Closet 

For exposed places. 

Can be operated by a child. 

Can be installed quickly. 

WILL WORK UNDER ANY PRESSURE. CAN OTHERS SAY AS MUCH ? 

Gives no trouble. 

No washers used except Yz" hard washer on Hopper valve. 

No cups, rings, or special washers used in their construction. 

GUARANTEED IN EVERY RESPECT. 

Lowest priced and most efficient on the market. 

The best of brass and other material used in their construction. 

All iron galvanized. 

WATER SAVERS. 

The first low-down Anti-freezing Closet. 

There is no better Anti-freezing Closet made, and to prove the superiority of the 
I X L we will connect any other Closet! on the market alongside of ours for your 
inspection and test. 

IN USE OVER EIGHT YEARS. 

Send for complete Catalogue of other Combinations we make for Factories, School 
Houses, Public Buildings, etc. 

See your Plumber. 

FOR SALE BY ALL JOBBERS. 

Patentees and Makers 

I X L Pump and Manufacturing Co. 

957 North Ninth Street, Philadelphia 



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PHILA 




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Plate 4 I X L 
WITH PIT 



Plate 60 I X L 
WITHOUT PIT 



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Tatham & Brothers 
Lead Works 

Would be glad to have visiting Master 
Plumbers call at 226 South Fifth Street 
any time during their visit to Phila- 
delphia. 



Only Full Standard Weight Pipe 
Made in the Future 

C. Beginning January 1, 1913, this Company will 
Manufacture only Full Standard Weight Pipe, 

C In the past, the diversified purposes for which pipe was used 
led to a number of so-called "Merchant" grades, varying to some 
extent from standard pipe. This change from standard weight 
was warranted for certain purposes, but the necessity for various 
stocks on the part of dealers produced uncertainty in the mind of 
the consumer as to the weight of pipe received, and from time to 
time substitutions were made. 

C The result of substituting a light weight pipe where standard 
weight should have been used frequently involved both trouble 
and misunderstanding, whereas full weight pipe, if there were no 
other, could be used just as well for all purposes where 
"Merchant" weight had been used. 

C To the ultimate consumer and user, who is not always equipped 
to weigh and inspect every length of pipe, the advantages of 
a single HIGH standard are obvious. 



C To readily identify 
"NATIONAL" material, 
and as protection to manu- 
facturer and consumer 
alike, the practice of Na- 
tional Tube Company is to 
roll in raised letters of good 
size on each few feet of 
every length of welded pipe 
the name " NATIONAL" 
(except on the smaller butt- 
weld sizes, on which this is 
not mechanically feasible). 



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Name Rolled in Raised Letters on 
National Tube Co. Pipe 



C In addition all sizes of 
"NATIONAL" welded 
pipe below four or five 
inches are subjected to a 
roll-knobbling process 
known as "Speilerizing" 
to lessen the tendency to 
corrosion, especially in the 
form of pitting. This 
"Speilerizing" process is 
peculiar to "NATIONAL" 
pipe, to which process 
National Tube Company 
has exclusive rights. 



To Summarize : 

(a) The heavier pipe is stronger at the weld, more easily threaded, and the extra 
thickness adds just that much to the durability, (b) When specifications call for 
"NATIONAL" pipe it is not necessary to say " full standard weight," "Speller- 
ized," nor any other qualifying phrase. The term " NATIONAL" pipe involves 
all of these. 

We have recently issued a booklet. " MODERN WELDED PIPE," which treats of the manufacture, 
uses and characteristics of tubular products. While this book was not issued for general distribution, 
■we v«rill gladly send a copy to any person whose letter-head or activities would indicate a legitimate 
use. Ask for N. T. C. Bulletin No. 12. 

National Tube Co., Pittsburgh, Pa. 

General Sales Offices: Frick Building 

Atlanta Boston Chicago District Sales Offices : Denver Kansas City New Orleans 

New York Philadelphia Pittsburgh St. Louis St. Paul Salt Lake City 

Pacific Coast Representatives : 

U. S. Steel Products Co., San Francisco, Portland, Seattle, Los Angeles 

Export Representatives: — U. S. Steel Products Co., New York City 



An Invitation! To You 1 1 

Take a few minutes while you are at the 
Convention to see the 

Loomis-Manning Filter 



A knowledge of this simple, durable, 
efficient filter will mean 

MONEY FOR YOU 

when you get home and your customers 
want to improve their water supplies. 

We extend a cordial invitation to you to visit 
our Philadelphia Salesroom at the address below, 
where we will be glad to show you a model filter 
in operation. 

The finest residences, hospitals, hotels, apart- 
ment houses, office buildings, etc., are equipped 
with Loomis-Manning Filters. 

Built to Produce Lasting Results 



Loomis-Manning Filter Distributing Co. | 

131 South Sixteenth Street, Philadelphia i 



Offices in 
New York, Chicago, Boston, Buffalo, Baltimore, Washington, Richmond 

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Write for Catalogue describing Types of 

TRIDENT METERS 



Neptune Meter Co., 90 West St., New York 

Atlanta Boston Chicago Cincinnati Los Angeles 

Portland San Francisco Seattle 

Philadelphia Meter Co. 

418 Real Estate Trust Building 
Agent 



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Richardson 

Round Boiler Domes 

Have a tremendous amount of heat- 
ing surface. 

This is only one of their many 
features. 

Our Catalogue will interest you 
and shows the full line of 

RICHARDSON BOILERS 
with Guaranteed Ratings'^ 



Hot Water Tank 
Heaters 

No. 110—150 Gallons 

112—250 
114—350 
116—475 
118—600 
120—725 

1 The first three sizes and all Laundry 
1 Stoves can be furnished with Brass 
i Water Sections. ^ 

M Manufactured by ^ 

I RICHARDSON & BOYNTON CO. | 

I 1342 ARCH STREET, PHILADELPHIA | 

M 171-173 West Lake Street, Chicago 405 Boylston Street.'Boston M 

1 31 West 31st Street, New York 301 East Tenth Street, Kansas City g 

M 928 Security Building, Minneapolis = 

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Roofing Plates 
Tin Plates and 
Sheet Iron 



SOLDER 



Pig Tin, Pig Lead, Antimony, 
Spelter, Copper, Babbit Metal 



Galvanized and 
Black Sheets 
Corrugated Iron 



BRUCE & COOK 

186-188-190 Water Street 248-250 Pearl Street 

NEW YORK 

ESTABLISHED 1812 



"HIGH-GRADE" 

BRASS GOODS 

COMPRESSION BIBBS 

Ground Key Cap Stop and 'Wastes 
iSelf-closingf Work, Quick Compression Goods 



Every piece tested 
200 lbs. 







All have our 
Unqualified Guarantee 



THE HAYDENVILLE COMPANY 



Works : HAYDENVILLE. MASS. 



New York Of¥ice : 150 Nassau Street 





The Famous White Pyralin Seat 


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The Best Closet Seat in the World— Bar None 

Imitated by Many — Equaled by None 

Guaranteed not to split, chip, crack or flake, or 
lose color, or urine to affect in any way 

Strictly High Grade 
Sold by all First-class Jobbers 


C. F. CHURCH MFG. CO. Holyoke, Mass. 





BELL, MARKET 207 



ESTABLISHED 1874 



KEYSTONE, MAIN 279 



E. A. HIBBS 




ATH 

OILERS TANKS, STACKS 



Quarry and Bread Streets 

Above Arch, between Second and Third Sts. 

PHILADELPHIA 



Heavy Sheet Iron Work 



You can depend on 




VOGEL 
PATENT FROST-PROOF CLOSETS 



Over 20,000 



were sold last year to satisfied customers, who are 
No. 1 No. 2 coming back this year for a 

great many more. 








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Made with care 
and tested 

For sale by reliable 
jobbers 

JOSEPH A. VOGEL CO. 

"Wilmington. Del. Baltimore. Md. 
St. Louis, Mo. 




)E would be pleased 
to have the Delegates 
of The National As- 
sociation of Master Plumbers 
of the United States visit our 

Booths, Nos. 14-15-32-33, to 
inspect personally our display 
of High Grade "Capoco" 
Sanitary Earthenware. 



Camden Pottery Co. 

CAMDEN, N. J. 



Philadelphia Office 
1511 Sansom St. 



New York Office 
95 William St. 



The 
Atlas Brass Mf^. Go. 

Plumbers' 
High Grade 

Brass Goods 

CLEVELAND 



Atlas Brass Goods 
Absolutely Guaranteed 




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ABRAM COX STOVE CO. 

American and Dauphin Streets 

PHILADELPHIA 



Have for sixty-five years been 
making High-Grade 

RANGES 
STOVES 

FURNACES 

and BOILERS I 



Universally Approved 
and Most Extensively Used 



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If you want Prompt Shipments give us your orders 

BUTTER WORTH SUPPLY COMPANY 

4200 KENSINGTON AVENUE, PHILADELPHIA, PA. 

PLUMBERS' SPECIALTIES 

Made of Brass, Rubber, Leather, Fibre, etc. Plumbers' Tools, Hose Fittings 
Screws and Repairs 

WASHERS A SPECIALTY 



JOHN R. LIVEZEY 



COLD STORAGE 
INSULATION 



BOILER AND PIPE 
COVERINGS 



OFFICES 
5 Commerce St., BALTIMORE 1933 Market St., PHILADELPHIA 



GREETINGS FROM 

The Globe Brass Manufacturing Co. 

HIGHEST GRADE 

PLUMBERS' Brass Goods and Specialties 

CLEVELAND 

H. F. SCHROEDER JOS. IRR H. F. ALBERS 

Pres. and Treas. Vice-President Sec'y 



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YORK 

Boilers and Ranges 



j Hudson Boiler Manufacturing Co. 

I AEOLIAN BUILDING 200 DEVONSHIRE ST. 

j NEW YORK BOSTON 

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ON THE FIXTURES IN 

Cije peUebue=^tratfortr ^bbition 

If you want to see the class of goods we make don't fail to inspect the Bathrooms of your 
Convention headquarters. Ask to be shown the new addition. Our ware is installed there. 

THE TRENTON POTTERIES COMPANY 

TRENTON, NEW JERSEY, U. S. A. 




There's a Definite Policy Behind Making and Selling 

-PMSSIONWORK 

PATENTED 

That Policy Is: To give you the best brass goods that 
can be made — 

To fix prices by accurately-known costs, and to have one 
price only, for all buyers alike — 

To absolutely guarantee your satisfaction, and your cus- 
tomer's — 

To help you sell Quick-pression Work by our advertising 
to architects and consumers — 

To back you up with service and co-operation that go be- 
yond soliciting orders. 

Be a Quick-pression dealer. Tie to 
the house that proves what it says. 



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MFG. CO. of 
CLEVELAND 



Originators and sole manufacturers of Quick-pression Work 




The 

B. B. Ball 

Cock 



PATKMEII 

For Bottom Supply 

SHOWING 

Internal Construction 

NOTE THE 

RENEWABLE 
SEAT 

MADE OF 

BEST STEAM METAL 

Furnished only with our 

B. B. FLOATS 

BOSTON BRASS CO. 

40 Oliver St., Boston 




Wy CO Aseptic Seat 

Covered by our special process. Guaran- 
teed to remain ^uliite. Will not chip, 
crack or flake. Acid and water proof. 
Non-absorbent. Neat design. Best Con- 
struction. Write for details. 



WYCO PRODUCTS CO. 

SPRINGFIELD, MASS. 

We are alone in 
covering Plumbers' Metal Work 




Attention, Master Plumbers! 

It is to your advantage to use Electric Weld 
Boilers as you will have fewer replacements. 

One Jobber bought in 1912 Twenty-two 
Hundred Electric Weld Boilers and had only 
Eleven Defectives — % of 1 per cent. A record 
never equaled by any other boiler. 



"Extra Quality" 

Wiping Solder 

Pure Block Tin, Pig Lead, Sheet Lead 
Lead Pipe, Plumbers' Vent Pipes 

Seamless Tubing 

Iron Pipe Sizes 
BRASS BRONZE COPPER 

Sheet Zinc 
Sheet Copper 

For Bar Work 

Merchant &i Evans Co. 

517 Arch St. Philadelphia 

New York Cleveland 

Brooklyn ^^& Chicago 

Baltimore (§ ^^ Kansas City 

Denver Wheeling 



An Invitation 

is extended to all members of the Na- 
tional Association of Master Plumbers of 
the United States and their friends to 
visit our factory, where we are prepared 
to demonstrate the merits of 

Thg Webster Systems 

of 

Steam Heating 

and 

Webster Specialties 

the result of 25 years' development by 
progressive methods that have made them 
the acknowledged standard in the Steam 
Heating field. 

Warren Webster & Co. 

Point and Pearl Streets 

CAMDEN, N. J. 

Established 1888 24 Branch Offices 



THE ONLY, 
BRASS goods) 

I GUARANTEED ( 
5 YEARS 

GLAUBER 



From Coast to Coast 



"GLAUBER" 



THE ONLY 
vBRASS GOODS/ 

I GUARANTEED (^ 
f 5 YEARS 

GLAUBER 



Plumbing Brass Goods 



THE ONLY 
vBRASS GOODS/ 

} GUARANTEED \ 
/ 5 YEARS 

GLAUBER 



are used and endorsed by 

The National Association 

of Master Plumbers of 

the United States 



Glauber Brass Manufacturing Co. 

Cleveland, Ohio 

New York and San Francisco 



THE ONLY 
BRASS GOODS 

IgUARANTE£D\ 

SyearsI 
GLAUBER 




Speakman Shower Baths 

Brass Fixtures for 

Baths and Lavatories 



You are invited to inspect 
our Exhibit of new and 
up-to-date Fixtures in the 
Red Room of the Belle- 
vue-Stratford. 



Speawiaw Supply and Pipe Co. 

Riverview "Works 
Wilmington, Delaware 



Snsiurance Companp 

of America 

INCORPORATED, 1899 

EXECUTIVE OFFICES 

416-418-420 \A^alnut Street 

Philadelphia 



BASIL S. WALSH, - President 

JOSEPH L. DURKIN, - Secretary 

E. P. MADDEN. - - Treasurer 

All Forms of Ordinary and In- 
dustrial policies issued at all 
ages from 18 to 70 years. 

POLICIES IN FULL IMMEDIATE 
BENEFIT 



Pennsylvania Range Boiler Co. 



Manufacturers of 



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Guaranteed Range Boilers 

Tenth Street, (Above Norris) PHILADELPHIA, PA. 




-Quick 

COMPRESSION 



PATENTED 



ABSOLUTELY 
THE BEST 



THE RICKERSBERG BRASS CO. 

CLEVELAND, OHIO 




Plumbers' Woodwork Bathroom Fixtures 

covered witli 

PORCELOID 

give lasting satisfaction. Fully guaranteed. 
Sold by all the leading Supply Houses. Look for 
the name. ' ' T/ie Tc/iitesl i.i/iit(' you c-ver jaxt. ' ' 

Sanitary Specialties Co. 

1824-36 E. Clearfield Street Philadelphia 



National Radiator Company 

Boilers, Radiators, Heating: Specialties 

PLANTS: General Offices : branch: 

Johnstown, Pa. .,*-vw w*to ^^ 1325 Arch Street 

Trenton, N. J. JOHNSTOWN, PA. Philadelphia 



THE REGAR BRASS MFG. CO. 

CLEVELAND, OHIO 

Makers of the 

Finest Brass Goods in America 

\^^RITE FOR CATALOG 
ESTABLISHED 1848 

E. Stebbins cManfg. Co. 

MANUFACTUBEBS OF 

Plumbers' Fine Brass Goods 

Brightwood, Mass. 



SOUTHERN SUPPLY CO. 

'7( Fine Plumbing Material 



Manufacturers 
and Jobbers 



Water, Steam, Gas Supplies and Terra Cotta Pipe 

Warehouse and Yard — 437 North High Street 

BALTIMORE, MD. 




CLEVELAND O. L/.S.A. 




Williams Tool 
Company 

Manufacturers of 

PIPE THREADING 
and BOLT CUTTING 
MACHINERY ^ 

"Transverse-Current" Water Heaters 

ERIE, PA. 



J. BURNS ALLEN HARRY FRANKENFIELD 

EMPLOYERS' LIABILITY AND WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION 

The undersigned are the authorized representatives of the 
MASTER PLUMBERS' ASSOCIATION OF PHILADELPHIA 

for the purpose of securing the most liberal policy contracts, lowest rates and an equitable adjustment 
of loss claims for the Assured. 

We shall be pleased to submit a proposition to any MEMBER of the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION 
located in any STATE in the UNION 

CHARLES TREDICK & COMPANY 
BELL AND KEYSTONE 408 W ALN UT STR E ET 

TELEPHONES PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



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Greetings from | 

The Monarch Brass Co. 

CLEVELAND, OHIO 

Manufacturers of 

Plumbers' Highest Quality 
I Brass Worl^ 

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We solicit your Orders for 

Stop and Wastes, Inverted Curb Stops, 
Bibs, Sill Cocks, Vent Tees and other 
Brass Goods 

Farnan Brass Works ^L^blh^^^s^^ 



■WALTER WHETSTONE 
President 



EDGAR "W. KOONS 
Sec'y & Treas. 



\A^HETSTONE CS, CO. inc. 

WROUGHT IRON AND STEEL PIPE VALVES, FITTINGS, 
TOOLS AND SPECIALTIES, UNIVERSAL CAST IRON PIPE 



911 Filbert Street 



Philadelphia, Pa. 




Kemp's Climax 
Anti-Freezing Hopper 

A GREAT WATER SAVER 

Fills quickly, flushes thoroughly, and 
drainage of parts is rapid and complete. 
Seat automatically assumes vertical posi- 
tion, should always be dry and sanitary. 

A 5 lb. weight placed on the seat will 
operate it against 200 lbs. water pressure. 
No strain on any part. No stuffing box or 
packing. Extensively used in connection 
with Baltimore's new sew^er system, and 
approved by Baltimore Plumbing Inspection 
Department. Positively will not waste 
until seat is permitted to rise. Write for 
circular. 

The C. M. Kemp 
Manufacturing Company 
Baltimore, Md. 



ROBERTS FILTER MFG. CO. inc. 

DARBY, PHILADELPHIA, PA. 

WATER FILTERS FOR ALL USES 

Manufacturers of the Roberts Germ-Proof Filters 
for Domestic Use 

A Darby car in the Subway brings you direct to our new modern plant 



WM. THOMSON. 
Manager Philadelphia Branch 

READING STOVE WORKS 

ORR, PAINTER & CO. 

64-66 North Second Street 

Sunshine Portable and Cabinet Ranges, Otiieilo Ranges 

Combination Coal and Gas Ranges 

Hot Air, Steam and Hot Water Heaters 



E. C. KRUPP. PRES. 



TRADE-MARK HENRY L. FREED, sec. & treas. 

" KRUPP" 







MANUFACTURERS OF 



Lansdale, Pa., 




Genuine Armstrong Stocks and Dies 

Pipe Cutters, 
. Malleable Iron Hinged Pipe Vises 
[V \^,^ 4^ y\"A\ Combination Pipe Kits, Pipe Machines 




both hand or power 



Specify the Genuine when 
ordering 



Manufactured by 

THE ARMSTRONG MFG. CO. 

3.32 Knowlfon St., Bridgeport, Conn. 




DISSTON Saws and Tools 
for Plumbers 



Established 1840 



We make a number of high-grade saws specially adapted for 
Plumbers' use. Among them will be found the Plumbers' Nest of 
Saws, with keyhole, compass, and special Plumbers' blades — all readily 
changed through an exclusive adjustment feature in the handle ; the 
Flooring Saw, which eliminates the use of chisel or auger in taking up 
floors, and Hack Saws of every description. 

When you need a saw, a plumb and level, bevel, screw driver, try 
square, trowel, etc., mention " DISSTON " \o your hardware dealer 
and look for the trade-mark. A growing business during nearly three- 
quarters of a century speaks for itself. 

HENRY DISSTON & SONS 

Incorporated 

Keystone Saw, Tool, Steel and File Works 

PHILADELPHIA 



The 

Trenton Brass and Machine Co. 

MANUFACTURERS OF 

Fine Plumbers' Brass Goods 

TRENTON, N. J. 



WM. BOEKEL ^ CO. 

518 Vine Street - = Philadelphia 

MANUFACTURERS OF 

Showers, Test Pumps, Gauges, Float Balls, and other 
Plumbing Specialties 

ASK YOUR DEALER FOR OOR GOODS 



alem Pra^si anti Jron iilfg. Co. | 

SALEM, N. J. I 

MANUFACTURERS OF j 

I Full Weight Soil Pipe and Fittings | 

I Plumbers'* Cast Iron Sinks, Cesspools | 

I Boiler Stands, etc. i 

M Also I 

I A Full Line of j 

1 Bock Water Valves from 2" to 8' 



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THE ROME BALL 



Cannot 
Collapse 



Seats 
Perfectly 




Cut to 
show the 
rubber 
held 

firmly in 
position 
by lining 
of copper 



Western Rep.— Harry Verbeek, 139 N. Clark St., 

Chicago, 111. Eastern Rep.— Joseph L. Fritz, 

910 Drexel Building, Phila., Pa. 

ROME SANITARY COMPANY 

ROME. N. Y. 



RESERVED 





We have a surprise package (or every Master 
Plumber. This consists ol a combination box 
containing a liberal supply and a lull assortment of all Leather, Rubber, 
Felt, Paper Packings used by the Plumber. This is neatly and attractively 
put up and is delivered F. O. B. your shop. Write today lor a lull descrip- 
tion ol this "ALGCO" combination box. 

This is also an attractive proposition lor the Jobber which every 
Plumber will buy on sight. 

AUBURN LEATHER GOODS CO. 





Hays Manufacturing Co. 
Erie, Pa. 



J. B. Campbell Brass Works 
Erie, Pa. 



Greetings to you, 

cTVlaster Plumbers 
and Welcome to 
Philadelphia 

UNION 
WATER cTVIETER CO. 

129 South Eleventh Street 



Meters made by us are approved by 
the Bureau of Water. 

Why not recommend them to your 
customers? 

Come in — talk it over — note our favor- 
able terms. 



OFFICES SALESROOMS 

EXHIBITION ROOMS 

129 South 11th Street, Philadelphia 



A Visit to Philadelphia 


without seeing 


B. F. KEITH'S THEATRE 


and enjoying 


The World's Best Vaudeville 


is to lose 


A Rare Treat 




Williamsport Radiator Company 



Manufacturers of 



Craig Boilers and Norka Radiators 
For Steam and Hot Water 

Main Office and Works, WILLIAMSPORT, PA. 
Branches 



NEW YORK 



PHILADELPHIA 
Office, 1415 Common\\reaIth Building 




JUN 16 1918 



